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There's a growing conversation in America about changing prostitution laws.

With Maine set to become the first state where engaging in prostitution will no longer be a crime.

But it's partial decriminalization, still illegal to buy sex or to be a pimp.

The goal is to help protect exploited people, including sex trafficking victims,

while holding abusers accountable.

But in some states, there's an effort to fully decriminalize and some trafficking survivors are opposed to that,

arguing it could make exploitation easier, and that prostitution should be viewed as oppression, not a choice.

In New York, Democratic State Senator Julius Salazar introduced the Stop Violence and the Sex Trades Act.

Supporters say prostitution involving minors, coercion, or trafficking would still be illegal,

but transactions between consenting adults would no longer be criminal.

Spurring debate about whether it would decrease or increase trafficking and whether any change should be made.

In a state where prostitution-related arrests have dropped under previous revisions to existing laws.

We spoke with two guests, New York Republican State Senator Anthony Palombo,

and Eleanor Gayetan, vice president and director of public policy for the nonprofit National Center on Sexual Exploitation.

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Now here's New York Republican State Senator Anthony Palombo on the Fox News rundown Extra.

Okay, so I read that there are two bills proposed in New York State dealing with prostitution.

They seem to point to a larger debate over decriminalizing versus legalization.

One bill has reached the codes committee where you serve as the ranking member.

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