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The ethics of lending

By Anonymous
This week’s dilemma sees a financial institution facing the dilemma of whether or not to lend, and support a brothel's payment systems.

This week’s dilemma sees a financial institution facing the dilemma of whether or not to lend and support a brothel's payment systems. 

The brothel is a legally compliant business. The lender has no moral objections to prostitution but rather it comes with known risks of modern slavery and money laundering. Sex workers have a right to a job with a legally compliant business. 
 
Would you lend the money and take on this business as a customer?

We encourage you to post your answers in the comments so we can create a healthy discussion, with the aim of learning from our peers, becoming aware of differing perspectives and challenging our own biases.
 
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