--- title: Ending demand for prostitution – busting ten myths date: 2025-10-13T11:52:00+01:00 author: Zanna Meynell canonical_url: "https://www.eauk.org/resources/our-resources/ending-demand-for-prostitution-busting-ten-myths" section: Pages --- [](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p8JMnc78gHiw8-tP043UrylNNEPp7wCp/view)[](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p8JMnc78gHiw8-tP043UrylNNEPp7wCp/view)The Evangelical Alliance believes that every human being is made in the image of the living God and is worthy of dignity, compassion, protection and care. No one should be bought, sold or exploited. We are proud to stand alongside CARE and Restore Glasgow in launching this new factsheet. Download [ PDF Busting 10 myths factsheet 188.2 KB Download ](https://www.eauk.org/assets/files/downloads/Nordic-Model-Busting-10-Myths-1.pdf "Download Busting 10 myths factsheet") This guiding document is designed to equip you with clear, evidence-based responses to common claims about prostitution. Most women and children in prostitution are there due to coercion, abuse, addiction and poverty. People shouldn’t be for sale, and sex is not a ​‘right’. This seeks to help you advocate for survivors in Scotland to be supported and not criminalised. We have had thoughtful engagement with the Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill. It is currently before the Scottish parliament and reflects the ​‘End Demand Model’ also recognised as the ​‘Nordic Model’, which would: - Criminalise the purchase of sex. - Decriminalise those selling sex. - Provide support for those seeking to exit prostitution. #### Four ways to respond - Pray for MSPs as they consider this bill, and for those affected by sexual exploitation. - Pray for those with lived experience, that they would find freedom from shame and bondage. - Share the myth buster resource with your church, small group or community. - [Contact your local MSPs](https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/advocacy/connect-resource/engaging-with-your-msp) to express support for the bill and urge compassionate action. [ ![Why we engage on the issue of violence against women and girls](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Community group woman speaking by getty images on unsplash](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/Community-group-woman-speaking-by-getty-images-on-unsplash.jpg) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/why-we-engage-on-the-issue-of-violence-against-women-and-girls) [#### Why we engage on the issue of violence against women and girls ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/why-we-engage-on-the-issue-of-violence-against-women-and-girls) In Scotland, we campaign for making the purchase of sexual services illegal and to decriminalise the selling of sexual services – Chris Ringland explains why [ ![Chris Ringland](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](/author/chris-ringland) [ Chris Ringland ](/author/chris-ringland) 10 February 2025 [](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/why-we-engage-on-the-issue-of-violence-against-women-and-girls)