Benefits Of Legalizing Prostitution

Prostitution is highly debated on whether it should be legalized or not. This “profession” has existed since the beginning of time, and as of now there are currently forty-two million prostitutes in the world, with one million being in the United States. This debate became even more controversial after prostitution became legalized in Nevada. Prostitution should not be legalized because it increases sex trafficking and child prostitution, and legalization will not protect women from harm. Prostitution should remain illegal because of many reasons. One of them being that the legalization of prostitution will only increase sex trafficking and child prostitution. Advocates for legal prostitution claim that legalization will result in the decrease
Advocates for legal prostitution claim that safety zones being put in place will help keep women safe. However, in the article “Debating Legalized Prostitution” by Janice G. Raymond and Dr. Melissa Ditmune, it states that “Because they had become a haven for traffickers and unsafe for women, Amsterdam and Rotterdam have also closed down their tipple zones-- what some called tolerance zones, but in truth are in and out sacrifice zones where women can be bought and sold”(“Debating Legalized Prostitution”). There is no evidence that proves these safety zones to be effective, but there is more evidence that proves the exact opposite. This shows that whatever is done to help protect women will do the complete opposite. These safety zones will put more prostitutes in danger, and increase sex trafficking as well. All women in prostitution, regardless of whether they have been trafficked or not, will experience abuse. No laws or regulations made can, or will, protect them. In the article “Ten Reasons for Not Legalizing Prostitution And A Legal Response to the Demand for Prostitution” by Janice G. Raymond, it is stated that “eighty percent of women interviewed had suffered physical violence from pimps and buyers and endured similar and multiple health effects from the violence and sexual exploitation” (“Ten Reasons for Not Legalizing Prostitution And A Legal Response to the Demand for Prostitution”). Unfortunately, the vast majority of prostitutes will experience at least one act of abuse. The belief that these safety measures will effectively protect them is extremely doubtful. Quite frankly, there is little that can be done to protect prostitutes from abuse, and the legalization of prostitution will only expand the probability of them being in