Medical Effects of Prostitution
Prostitution is one of the major controversial issues in our society and has been for generations. Individuals that participate in this subculture, willingly or otherwise, leave themselves open to HIV and other STDs. However, the detrimental effects of this lifestyle on the body are much more withstanding. In this paper proposal, it will be clearly proven, why prostitution should not be legal from a medical standpoint.
Sex trafficking occurs within and across international boarders. Women, therefore, can be domestically trafficked in their own counties and internationally trafficked. In other words, women and more often young girls are taken from their homes in the countryside and brought to big cities or different countries where there are customers. There are various attempts to try to differentiate between prostitution and sex trafficking, when in actuality sex trafficking is merely the global form of prostitution. Additionally, prostitution is often masked as other things such as “compensated dating”, or an “escort service”. In all different languages, prostitution is disguised with flowery language.
In addition to the apparent numbers of STDs amongst the subculture, there are various other medical effects that accompany prostitution. Many prostitutes who have been raped or sexually assaulted suffer from various psychological issues. Many suffer from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), or rape trauma syndrome. In addition many individuals feel that they cannot seek out help from counselors because they fear rejection, involvement of the authorities, or are suspicious of outsiders. In many lesser developed countries, such as Thailand, poorer farm families are approached/mislead and are told that if they send their daughters to work in larger cities such as Cambodia, China and Laos (for good amounts of money), then their daughters wages will be sent home to help support the families. Prostitution is often seen as an acceptable job for poor women. Also,
Sex trafficking occurs within and across international boarders. Women, therefore, can be domestically trafficked in their own counties and internationally trafficked. In other words, women and more often young girls are taken from their homes in the countryside and brought to big cities or different countries where there are customers. There are various attempts to try to differentiate between prostitution and sex trafficking, when in actuality sex trafficking is merely the global form of prostitution. Additionally, prostitution is often masked as other things such as “compensated dating”, or an “escort service”. In all different languages, prostitution is disguised with flowery language.
In addition to the apparent numbers of STDs amongst the subculture, there are various other medical effects that accompany prostitution. Many prostitutes who have been raped or sexually assaulted suffer from various psychological issues. Many suffer from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), or rape trauma syndrome. In addition many individuals feel that they cannot seek out help from counselors because they fear rejection, involvement of the authorities, or are suspicious of outsiders. In many lesser developed countries, such as Thailand, poorer farm families are approached/mislead and are told that if they send their daughters to work in larger cities such as Cambodia, China and Laos (for good amounts of money), then their daughters wages will be sent home to help support the families. Prostitution is often seen as an acceptable job for poor women. Also,
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