"But at the New Hampshire bill's initial hearing, several lawmakers were skeptical.
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Rep. Dick Marston (R-Hillsborough) opposes the bill and is surprised by its introduction from female legislators, demanding they answer for the fact that some married men might cheat with sex workers. "I think I have a good handle on how my wife would feel if I used the services of a sex ... prostitute," Rep. Marston said at the committee hearing, "how my wife would feel, and how many other women would feel when their husbands do that. [The bill] doesn't say that this is only good for as long as you're doing it with an unmarried man. I just have a problem with this bill from a woman's point of view."
"You probably should not go see a prostitute, it would make your wife unhappy, I agree with that," responded Rep. Edwards. "But people [have sex] outside of marriage right now. ... It's not like having a law that requires us to arrest sex workers means that everyone is faithful in their marriage."
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Rep. Dick Marston (R-Hillsborough) opposes the bill and is surprised by its introduction from female legislators, demanding they answer for the fact that some married men might cheat with sex workers. "I think I have a good handle on how my wife would feel if I used the services of a sex ... prostitute," Rep. Marston said at the committee hearing, "how my wife would feel, and how many other women would feel when their husbands do that. [The bill] doesn't say that this is only good for as long as you're doing it with an unmarried man. I just have a problem with this bill from a woman's point of view."
"You probably should not go see a prostitute, it would make your wife unhappy, I agree with that," responded Rep. Edwards. "But people [have sex] outside of marriage right now. ... It's not like having a law that requires us to arrest sex workers means that everyone is faithful in their marriage."