Should Prostiution Be Legal

[tigmarque]

Here is another link if anyone is interested:
http://www.liberator.net/articles/prostitution.html

Seeing as how pretty much everyone is against the idea prostitution (note that I didn't say against making prostitution legal), what would your propositions be to stop it?

The critics of legalized prostitution insist sex for money is wrong because it is harmful to prostitutes. They claim prostitutes are victims of physical abuse and frequently suffer from homelessness, alcoholism and dependency on other drugs. These critics report that prostitutes have often been sexually and/or physically abused while growing up.

What critics do not report is a plan to help these workers. Their rationale is a status quo model, which does absolutely nothing to help these women. Instead of managing the problem through the medical and social interventions accompanied by regulation of the industry, critics of legalized prostitution would rather adopt prohibition and cold abandonment.

When critics mention neighborhood safety, they do not offer meaningful alternatives. Their plan is to heighten police patrols, encourage undercover sting operations, and stiffen penalties. We have seen the results of prohibition in the 1920s [see The Effects of Prohibition above]; it drives the industry further underground, making it harder to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS (McElroy, 1999) and various other sexually transmitted diseases in a community.

If critics of prostitution wanted to truly help prostitutes and the neighborhoods where prostitution occurs, they would reconsider their position. Prohibitionists retain their view as a result of moral codes, not because of unbiased scientific study. Research shows the many benefits of legalization. Allowing prohibitionist propaganda to drive laws and the way civil liberties are viewed will guarantee: drug dependency will not be abated, physical abuse will continue, and STDs will spread. Most important, the women who need help will continue their lives on the same harmful paths. [/b]

[my perfect life ♥]

yeah. i agree, i mean. i KNOW i'm not a sex fiend but i think that this should be legal. i know its uncommon for men to be "ducks" as they call it in chinese but i thnk that it's a persons choice if they want to be a prostitute/ strip dancer / doctor. why should the law stifle their rights to become what they want to be?

[Tha Juggla]

Selling is legal. ****ing is legal. Why isn't selling ****ing legal?

-George Carlin

[I3xzLiLChicQ]

Originally Posted by DragonxSymphony

I don't really care. What is so bad about girls selling theirselves away anyways? Its their body. Why should I give a crap?

Well if you have a mother or a sister then you have respect for them don't you? I'm sure you would care a lot more if it were a mother or a sister that was doing this. Why shouldn't you have respect for other women? Because they're not related to you? AND to answer your question
1.STD's
2.Violence towards these women and also DEATH resulting from it
3.Unplanned children.

Yes it's true that prostitutes are harmed and treated badly but I don't see that as a reason for prostitution to be legal. If it were legal then I'm sure that HIV and AIDS as well as other STD's would be on the rise. Someone mentioned having HIV screenings with the prostitutes and their clients but that isn't realistic. People wouldn't be willing to wait to get their results back.

Like someone else said before, prostitution isn't the ONLY way you can get money. It is however "easy" money which is why many women are prostitutes. There are other ways these women can make money they just have to work harder. My mom's friend didn't graduate from High School or go to college and they're making $6,000 a week.

Also if a woman is a prostitute to support herself, her education or her child then what will she do with an unplanned child that she gets as a result of being a prostitute and how will she know who the father is?

I don't think it will be a good idea to legalize prostitution. I don't think that it will stop prostitutes from dying and getting beaten if it's legalized. What are they going to do, send someone to supervise when the woman is "working" so if the man gets out of hand they can stop him?