This article focuses on the political debates that led to the adoption of the sex purchase ban (commonly referred to as the Swedish or Nordic model) in France in April 2016. It examines the convergence of French mainstream feminists and traditional neo-abolitionist actors in the fight against prostitution, and its impact on sex workers’ rights and wellbeing. We argue that there is continuity between the effects produced by the ban on soliciting enacted in 2003 and those created by the law penalising clients passed in 2016. In discussing the current repression of sex work in France, we highlight how the construction of the ‘problem of prostitution’ should be seen in light of broader political anxieties over sexism in poor neighbourhoods and immigration control, which justify the national priorities of security and public order.

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“卖淫问题”：以移民控制，公共秩序和妇女权利为名的镇压政策

本文着重介绍导致2016年4月在法国通过性购买禁令（通常称为瑞典或北欧模式）的政治辩论。它考察了法国主流女权主义者和传统的新废奴主义演员在法国的融合。打击卖淫及其对性工作者权利和福祉的影响。我们认为，2003年颁布的禁令产生的效果与2016年通过的惩罚客户的法律所产生的效果之间存在着连续性。在讨论法国目前对性工作的镇压时，我们强调了“问题”的建构应当从贫困地区和移民控制方面对性别歧视的广泛政治焦虑来看待卖淫行为，这证明了国家安全和公共秩序的优先地位是合理的。