Government's legislative proposal

The plan establishes that the trade in women's bodies through sexual purchasing and pornography industry must cease and wants to see targeted work against precisely sexual purchasing. The counter-proposal's requirement that the requirement for main purpose is replaced with purpose, so that paying subscribers in subscription services are also covered, widens criminal responsibility in the direction the plan indicates. The plan does not address the requirement's formulation, but its goal is that sexual purchasing shall be stopped.

• the trade in women's bodies must ceasedecisive»en bärande del i kvinnors frigörelse och rätt till sina kroppar att den« (party programme ↗)“a fundamental part of women's liberation and the right to their bodies that”
• sexual purchasing and pornography industry»genom sexköp, porrindustrin och surrogatmödraskap« (party programme ↗)“through sexual purchasing, the pornography industry and surrogacy”
• targeted work against sexual purchasing»de olika uttryck det tar sig, som sexköp och hedersförtryck.« (party programme ↗)“the various forms it takes, such as sexual purchasing and honour-based abuse.”
• abuses in the pornography industry»övergreppen i porrindustrin, sexköp och människohandel.« (party programme ↗)“the abuses in the pornography industry, sexual purchasing and human trafficking.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto requires action to stop sexual crimes. Changing the requirement from main purpose to purpose broadens criminal liability so that paying followers in subscription services are also covered, which is in line with that commitment. The party programme's feminist basic stance and women's right to decide over their own body point in the same direction. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's requirement.

• action against sexual crimesdecisive»Krafttag för att stoppa hedersrelaterat våld, sexualbrott och mäns våld mot kvinnor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Action to stop honour-related violence, sexual crimes and men's violence against women.”
• right to own body»Vi socialdemokrater står upp för alla kvinnors rätt att bestämma över sin egen kropp.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We social democrats stand up for all women's right to decide over their own bodies.”
• feminist party»Med denna grundsyn är socialdemokratin ett feministiskt parti.« (party programme ↗)“With this basic stance, the social democrats are a feminist party.”

The election manifesto wants to tighten the consent law so it becomes clear that prostitution does not constitute consent to sex, and asserts that consent cannot be bought. That criminal liability also extends to the person who jointly with others pays for sexual acts through a subscription service follows from that commitment. A narrower requirement would leave such purchases outside the scope.

• prostitution is not consentdecisive»skärpa samtyckeslagen så att det blir tydligt att prostitution inte innebär samtycke till sex.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“tighten the consent law so it becomes clear that prostitution does not constitute consent to sex.”
• consent cannot be bought»Samtycke kan inte köpas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Consent cannot be bought.”
• culture of consent»att en samtyckeskultur ska genomsyra samhället« (2022 manifesto ↗)“a culture of consent shall permeate society”
• structural men's violence»Mäns våld mot kvinnor är ett strukturellt och globalt problem.« (party programme ↗)“Men's violence against women is a structural and global problem.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto commits to tightening sentences for sex crimes and the party programme wants to see a society free from human trafficking and prostitution. The counter-proposal's demand to replace primary purpose with merely purpose expands criminal liability so that paying subscribers in subscription services are also covered, which aligns with these commitments. The plan, however, says nothing about the legislative delimitation as such.

• tightened sentences for sex crimesdecisive»Därför vill vi skärpa straffen för sexualbrott och för mäns våld mot kvinnor, och kriminalisera kontrollerande beteende.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore we want to tighten sentences for sex crimes and men's violence against women, and criminalize controlling behaviour.”
• society free from prostitution»vill se ett samhälle fritt från våld i hemmet, människohandel och prostitution.« (party programme ↗)“want to see a society free from domestic violence, human trafficking and prostitution.”
• end to men's violence against women»Vi ska leda Sverige mot ett slut på mäns våld mot kvinnor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We will lead Sweden toward an end to men's violence against women.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan establishes that it shall be forbidden to buy sexual acts and that the most important intervention is to eliminate demand. Sexual offence legislation shall be based on the crime victim's right to sexual integrity. Changing the requirement for main purpose to purpose, so that also paying followers in subscription services are included, addresses precisely the demand the plan wants to eliminate.

• ban on buying sexual servicesdecisive»Det ska vara förbjudet att köpa sexuella handlingar.« (party programme ↗)“It shall be forbidden to buy sexual acts.”
• eliminate demand»Den viktigaste insatsen är att få bort efterfrågan.« (party programme ↗)“The most important intervention is to eliminate demand.”
• victim's sexual integrity»Sexualbrottslagstiftningen måste utgå från brottsoffrets rätt till sexuell integritet.« (party programme ↗)“Sexual offence legislation must be based on the crime victim's right to sexual integrity.”
• action against sexual violence»Vi vill se en ökad handlingskraft mot sexuellt våld och våld mot kvinnor genom bland annat högre straff för sexualbrott och ett bättre skydd och stöd för offren.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to see increased action against sexual violence and violence against women through, among other things, higher sentences for sexual offences and better protection and support for victims.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan's view of human beings forbids that anyone be used as a means or reduced to a commodity, and the party wants to sharply increase penalties for sexual crimes. A limitation that leaves subscription services with multiple paying buyers outside criminal responsibility would leave just such exploitation unpunished. Changing 'primary purpose' to 'purpose' therefore aligns with the plan.

• sharply increased penalties for sexual crimesdecisive»Skärp straffen för sexualbrott kraftigt. 25 års fängelse för grov våldtäkt, kemisk kastrering som villkor för villkorlig frigivning och livstids fängelse för grov våldtäkt mot barn.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen penalties for sexual crimes sharply. 25 years imprisonment for serious rape, chemical castration as a condition for conditional release, and life imprisonment for serious rape of children.”
• human beings never a means»Ingen annan människa får äga henne eller på ett kränkande sätt använda henne som ett medel.« (party programme ↗)“No other human being may own her or in an offensive manner use her as a means.”
• combat sexual exploitation»EU ska nyttjas för att med kraft motarbeta den sexualiserade slavhandeln med kvinnor och barn.« (party programme ↗)“The EU shall be used to forcefully combat sexualized human trafficking of women and children.”
• mark violence against women»I lagstiftningen måste markeras att våld mot kvinnor är ett allvarligt brott.« (party programme ↗)“In legislation it must be marked that violence against women is a serious crime.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan wants to tighten penalties for sexual crimes and write a new criminal code that shifts focus from the perpetrator to the crime victim. The counter-proposal wants to broaden the criminal scope so that subscription services where multiple paying parties together compel someone to perform sexual acts are also covered. Broader criminal responsibility to protect the exploited is in line with the plan's victim-focused perspective.

• tightened sexual crime penaltiesdecisive»Skärpa straffen för vålds- och sexualbrott« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tighten penalties for crimes of violence and sexual crime”
• victim focus in criminal law»Införa en ny brottsbalk för att skifta fokus från gärningsmannen till brottsoffer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce a new criminal code to shift focus from the perpetrator to the crime victim”
• the victim's perspective»Brottsoffrens perspektiv är viktigt i kriminalpolitiken.« (party programme ↗)“The crime victim's perspective is important in criminal policy.”
• prioritized sexual crime investigations»Inrätta särskilda utredningsgrupper för sexualbrott och våld i nära relation samt en särskild klanbrottsenhet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish special investigation teams for sexual crimes and violence in close relationships and a special clan crime unit”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires sharply increased penalties for sexual crimes and zero tolerance so that even less serious acts are investigated and prosecuted, with the crime victim's best interests as the starting point. Replacing the requirement of principal purpose with only purpose widens the criminal sphere to more purchases of sexual services at a distance. It aligns with the plan, even though the legal technique is not addressed there.

• tough stance on sexual crimesdecisive»Kraftigt skärpa straffen för sexualbrott och utvisa utländska våldtäktsmän på livstid« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sharply increase penalties for sexual crimes and deport foreign rapists for life”
• zero tolerance»Införa nolltolerans mot brott så att även mindre allvarliga brott utreds och lagförs« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce zero tolerance against crime so that even less serious crimes are investigated and prosecuted”
• victim first»Utformningen av politiken måste ske utifrån brottsoffrets bästa, inte gärningsmannen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Policy must be formulated with the best interests of the crime victim, not the perpetrator.”
• fight against sexual exploitation»Stärka kampen mot våld och överfall« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the fight against violence and assault”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.