I think the Economist has one of the most interesting takes on public policy issues available and thought the local community might be interested in the following:
http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21611063-internet-making-buying-and-selling-sex-easier-and-safer-governments-should-stop
Now if we could only get the people who make our laws to understand this.
Although the article did not directly say so, it was clear that most of the research was done with TER.
These were mentioned on the general ter discussion board in early July.
This one features miss TER from a few months ago:
http://observer.com/2013/01/the-luxury-rental-girlfriend/
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101829515
and an old but current news story:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/07/10/silicon-valley-prostitution/12488225/