On Jan. 22, 22-year-old Marylène Lévesque – a vivacious, generous woman with a bright future – was found dead in a Quebec City hotel room. Sex workers warned that Canada’s new sex work laws would result in more violence. Ms. Lévesque’s death is a devastating example of how these laws put sex workers’ lives at risk. To prevent tragedies like Ms. Lévesque, laws and institutions must urgently acknowledge and act on sex workers’ recommendations on making work safer.