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Cato Weekly Podcast • February 7, 2025 

# When Sex Work Is Treated Like Sex Trafficking 

The difference between prostitution and sex trafficking should be clear, but thinking among law enforcement and lawmakers seems to blur the distinction at every turn. [Elizabeth Nolan Brown](https://reason.com/people/elizabeth-nolan-brown/) of *Reason* details the implications of *Commonwealth v. Garafalo*, a case in Massachusetts that may ultimately define all sex work as sex trafficking.

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##### Elizabeth Nolan Brown 

Senior Editor, *Reason*

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##### [Caleb O. Brown](/people/caleb-o-brown)

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, *Cato Daily Podcast*, Cato Institute