Romanian Independent Presidential Candidate Says Prostitution Should Be Legal

Asked during a news conference in Oradea, western Romania about his stance on propositions to have prostitution legalized, Oprescu, a doctor, said he is inclined to accept to decriminalize prostitution, but said the country's healthcare system is not ready to cope with such a move.

"As a doctor, as someone who has operated on AIDS patients and patients with sexually transmitted infections, I am inclined to say I would agree that prostitution should be kept under control. But state control entails dedicated police and medical structures. Romania's healthcare system can't take something like that in right now," said Oprescu.

He added, however, that he is against legalizing recreational drugs, saying all drugs affect nervous cells and it is stupid to qualify narcotics as mild.

A presidential commission analyzing social and demographic risks released a report in September proposing the disincrimination of drug consumption and the legalization of prostitution, claiming this would reduce, under certain conditions, several public health risks.

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