Prostitution Should Be Legalized?

If we begin to focus our time and money on the real criminals, not the consenting adults who chose to trade a service for money like any other business we waste far less. Legalization would help focus our persecutions on the ones who force other human beings into a life they do not want to be in. This refocuses on protecting those who deserve a choice over their own body, what to not, or to do with it. Prostitution could also potentially bring in thousands of extra dollars of taxable revenue per worker for the economy. Money is better spent pursuing the real criminals. Would you rather your tax dollars

Prostitution is one of the very few professions that have stood throughout thousands and thousands of generations. Some places have accepted it, and others forbade it, but prostitution has always been present and discussed. The business or practice of prostitution consists of men or women engaging in sexual relations in exchange for some form of wage, usually currency. There are those who have willingly chosen prostitution to be an alternative way to make a living, and there are those who have been held against their own will to engage in such activities. Either way, this operation should not be accepted or condoned by any means necessary. Too many times

If prostitution is legalized, many actions could be taken to aid and protect the women and men joining the profession. It wouldn’t have to be seen as a dirty and immoral career path, but just another job that someone enjoys or participates in due to a money crisis. If regulated, prostitution could rake in additional tax dollars that could be funneled into education and other places that desperately need the money; likewise, it would cut down the outrageous amount of money wasted arresting and prosecuting prostitutes. Legalization could additionally lead to the reduction in violence against women. Just with these pressing reasons, one must wonder why is prostitution not already legalized? Prostitution should be legalized due to the fact that it could help protect the sex workers, produce needed tax dollars, and reduce crime and drug use on the streets.

“A study of San Francisco prostitutes found that 82% had been assaulted and 68% had been raped while working as prostitutes. Another study of prostitutes in Colorado Springs found they were 18 times more likely to be murdered than non-prostitutes of the same age and race. (Cite3)” In many brothels in Nevada, each room has a “panic button” which provides girls with a sense of security and a way out if need be. Legalizing prostitution would give sex workers the same rights to police and legal protection as anyone else.

Morality is a big concern for most people regarding the legalization of prostitution and is fathomable. The idea of having sex with an individual in exchange for money is horrendous to most people with conservative views and want to protect their children from it. However, as time progresses things that are displayed on television and topics that are discussed openly have advanced to the point where sheltering is impossible and instead should be given knowledge on the subject versus fantasizing its existence. Also, just because you view something as immoral doesn’t mean that someone else will. Obviously, as history has proved time and time again prostitution will continue to happen. Therefore, to combat an issue such as this it is better to alleviate the negative aspects instead of turning a blind eye to the matter of contention.

In modern society, prostitution become a pretty controversial topic to discuss. Prostitution is the sexual services which involves selling and buying, it is just a simple act for both of two persons without any compulsion. Most people think prostitution should not be legal, certainly some people have different opinions. As we know, prostitution has been called the world’s oldest profession for a long time, it should be allowed to exist, if a person choose to use his or her body to make money, what right can make government to deny his or her choice. In many countries of the world, prostitution is illegal, that caused some women forced to walk on the street to search clientele instead of working in a safety brothel, and most of them are in a disadvantageous position because there is no laws to protect their legitimate interest, so make prostitution legalize is a very urgent thing to the society. If the prostitution become legal. Firstly, the percentage of crime will have a obvious decline, many people will not choose rape somebody innocent rather than the people who prostitute, then people will not do stupid things like rape, thus to cause the rape rate decrease to make the society more stable. Secondly, prostitution can provide opportunities of employment, many people lost their job after the global financial crisis, and the society become unstable, the government has a responsibility to help people find a job. But to the people who do not have a highly educated, they are

Prostitution is often referred to as the oldest profession. However, sex workers are still struggling to receive recognition as legitimate working Americans. By outlawing prostitution, legislators greatly harm employed men and women who are doing their best to earn a living. If prostitution was legalized, working conditions would be improved, and prostitutes would be safer. Sex workers would not be afraid to contact the police if they were threatened or hurt, which would make them less of a target for violent people. This would be one way their working conditions would be bettered. Another positive impact of legalizing prostitution is that it could be made safer

An additional reason prostitution should be legalized is that it could help keep women off the streets and away from the dangers that come from being involved in this type of situation. Women are at risk for drug abuse, domestic abuse from their ‘employers,’ kidnapping and being sold into human trafficking rings or into sex slavery. One example of human trafficking is Shyima Hall, an Egyptian woman now twenty-four, who was sold into slavery by her parents when she was eight years old. She was with the family for four years where she was forced to take care of the couple’s four children and was constantly abused and malnourished. She was finally freed in 2002 after an anonymous tip sent child services to the couple’s Southern California home. She has since written a book about her story and speaks out about human trafficking and child slavery. Through all of this she has refused to reconnect with her family back in Egypt. This is just one of the many stories that are reality for many children and young adults’ day in and days out, many of which aren’t as lucky as Shyima and will most likely continue to live this way for the rest of their lives.

When it comes to the topic of prostitution, some of us will readily agree that it is harmful for men and women. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of should prostitution be legalized. Whereas some are convinced that women and men should be allowed to do what they please with their bodies and the legalization of prostitution would cause the decrease of STD’s and rapes. Others maintain that prostitution is not a mainstream job and can cause psychological issues. Though I concede that prostitution is not a mainstream job in the sense that there is no resemblance to another mainstream job that consists of using your body to exchange sex for money. I still insist that it should be legalized, because we are paying millions of dollars in taxes to arrest the prostitutes. Furthermore, it would help boost the economy, help bring awareness to sexuality in a sex positive matter, protect minors, decrease sexually transmitted infections, and rape cases.

Prostitution is considered to be the oldest profession in the world. Many people support the idea of legalizing prostitution, while others do not. This controversial debate has been ongoing since the beginning of time. Paul Armentano states many points that push towards why prostitution should be legalized, but the truth is that prostitution is just the sexual objectification of women. It is viewing them solely as de-personalized objects of desire instead of as individuals of complex personalities, which is done by speaking or thinking of women solely by their physical attributes. Sexuality has been a controversial topic for a long time, and there have been many thinkers pondering on its effects on societies and cultures all over the world. The physical expression of sexuality is fundamental and universal. What differs is how cultures, religions and societies construe and influence both the setting in which sexual intercourse between men and women occurs and the type of relationships in which pregnancy is encouraged. The idea behind this form of controlled sexual behavior, which was enforced by culture and society, was to promote family health and welfare, and thereby create healthy societies for the survival and expansion of mankind. Prostitution, the practice of selling one’s body for the purpose of another’s sexual gratification, has existed throughout history in all parts of the world. Prostitution is considered by many a shameful, degrading, and abusive practice that

Criminally charging prostitutes makes their lives harder and ensures they don’t get out of the “profession.” In New York City, “50 percent of the sex workers interviewed said they’d never been offered any social services after an arrest (O’Hara1).” Officials only try to put prostitutes on a safer path half of the time, effectively wasting the time of sex workers and not showing any interest in stopping prostitution. The arrests are pointless, and they only can make a prostitute’s life worse. For example, the sex workers mentioned previously “all had criminal records that could prevent them from successfully finding other employment (O’Hara1).” As this country currently has limited interest in changing the lives of these people, unlike the interest in changing the lives of other “criminals” like drug addicts or alcoholics with rehab, the time and money spent on arresting these sex workers is wasted at best. Their lives made harder and careers as prostitutes are only set in stone by criminal charges.

First reason that prostitution should be legalized is for women’s right. As upper mentioned, prostitution is a kind of occupations. According to research among the women, some women said that they take advantages from prostitution for way of earning money. For instance, Kenny, an American woman, is a mother of two daughters. She interviewed that she prostitutes by herself for money. However, she said that she have never felt unpleasantness or humiliation to her occupation.

Prostitution is an occupation of engaging in sexual activity with someone for money. It is an unworthy or corrupt use of one's talents for the sake of financial gain. I believe that prostitution should not be legalized because the practice of selling one’s body for the purpose of another’s sexual satisfaction has existed and increased throughout history around the world. However, many people support the idea of legalizing prostitution. This controversial debate has been going on for years. I believe that we should all stand for the values of human rights, being a prostitute is not something to be proud of and it should either be stopped or just keep it the way it is. If the government legalizes prostitution then it would get so common that people will start to treat it like a job even though it is not something to be proud of.

Prostitution has been a growing concern on a global scale. Supporters of legalization argue it is a person’s right to decide how they want to use their body, while opponents argue that most people in the sex trade are trafficked, sold, bought, and do not have a say over their own bodies. It seems the world is split on the right and wrongs of this issue. Many countries seem to have no definitive answer to the illegality of this issue. While some countries (such as most of Europe, Australia, and even her in the U.S. in parts of Nevada) have “legalized” prostitution, many strongly condemn the practice. While many people strongly condemned due to cultural and religious factors, many others have no problem in hiring prostitutes for sexual pleasure, creating a multi-billion dollar industry. So what is the right answer? Prostitution shouldn’t be legalized, not because of a morality issue, but because like with many aspects of legal acts it would get abused since it would be easy to obtain and legal to participate in, and unfortunately we are not talking about sodas, or alcohol, or marijuana, we are talking about human lives.

Did you know that in areas where Prostitution is legalized the rape rate decreases by a staggering 25%, certain STD’s like Ghonerea dropped by 39-35%. When reading those statistics you can probably guess my stance on the issue of prostitution legalization. The benefits are clear and strong and it would take a fool to not see them. The legalization of prostitution would have a vast list of benefits to the public and especially be beneficial to the workers. The real world instances of prostitution having negative effects are simply due to the fact that it is illegal and forced into the shadows of the streets, Legalization would be in the interest of public health. The drop in rape rates alone is enough of an argument to legalize prostitution.