The appellants argued that the prostitution Legislations restricts prostitutes from participating in various activities such as hiring bodyguards and conducting their business in a safe location for the transaction of sex (Bedford v. Canada, para. 6). As a result, they were not allowed to work in an indoor environment to negotiate safe sex practices. The Criminal Code defines a bawdy house as "any place that is kept, occupied, or resorted to by one or more persons for the purpose of prostitution or to practice indecency" (Criminal Code, 1985). The judges came to a conclusion that the bawdy house law did the fulfil the purpose of the legislation since it was originally formed to safe guard society. It was overbroad and prevented sex workers