Prostitution is often referred to as the world’s oldest profession. The harsher the laws get the more people need to do to avoid getting caught. A growing number of experts in health and law argue for removing all criminal prohibitions for consenting adults. What needs to be done instead is focusing on protecting‚ not persecuting‚ sex workers. Legalization would allow sex workers access to government and international resources so they could better respond to threats of violence. Reasons for legalization
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There are too many women and girls who are lured to prostitution. Men and boys are also being exposed for sexual purposes. In the 1998 study by the International Labor Organization (ILO)‚ it was estimated that there were at least 400‚000 to 500‚000 prostituted persons in the Philippines with an estimated 60‚000 to 100‚000 children. In 2004‚ the number of those exploited in prostitution alone reached 600‚000 and it ballooned to 800‚000 in 2005. In a 2009 study‚ there were around 800‚000 prostituted
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Why should prostitution be legal? Can anybody tell me what is considered to be the world’s most ancient profession? (doesn’t require education‚ mostly involves women) Some researchers confirm that prostitution is indeed the most ancient profession‚ while others argue with it; however‚ everybody agrees that trading sex for money has existed for quite a while. According to Wikipedia‚ prostitution began in the 21st century BC in Near East‚ most likely as a religious custom‚ and was practiced by Greeks
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Why is prostitution bad? Can someone make a claim using liberal logic (ie‚ no appeal to but its wrong!) that the free exchange of money for sex‚ absent violence or coercion‚ is wrong? I don’t think so‚ unless you’re willing to infantalize women and say that any case of prostitution means that the woman involved in being victimized. It’s obvious why this line of reasoning is bad‚ if we can’t assume that adult women are mature enough and have the agency to sell their bodies for sex‚ are they mature
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Should prostitution be legalized in China There is a heated discussion about whether China should legalize prostitution or not. There is no more controversial issue than this. It has its own merits and demerits. However‚ I give my vote to agreement. At the very first‚ allow me to make a definition about prostitution. Prostitution is the business or practice of providing sexual services to another person in return for payment and exists in a diverse range of the world. Based on the reality，there are
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last few years prostitution has continued to rise in Rhode Island. The reason behind this is the increase in sex trafficking. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security reports hundreds of people being trafficked through Rhode Island every year. This is a big issue especially since the average age of sex trafficking victims in the state of Rhode Island ranges between fourteen and fifteen. These young females are being manipulated by people that they trust into a life of prostitution. Websites like
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against the legalization of prostitution. It teaches children and young adults that it is okay to sell your body and be seen as an object. It also puts people at a higher risk of catching a sexually transmitted disease which doctors will waste thousands of dollars trying to treat‚ even though there is no cure. Finally‚ Prostitution is a very dangerous job which could result in in physical abuse‚ and in extreme cases‚ death. Al in all‚ Thomas Hobbes would not support prostitution because it sets a bad example
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individual freedom‚ the notion that prostitution‚ per se‚ should no longer be a punishable crime‚ becomes a palatable and even quite civilized alternative to the present system. If we‚ as a society‚ really care about women‚ we will not only provide them with equal rights and opportunity‚ but we will stop turning some of them into criminals merely because they have chosen to exchange sex for money. Women‚ who‚ for whatever reason‚ choose to engage in prostitution‚ do not need to be incarcerated for
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Prostitution in South East Asia In the countries of South East Asia‚ prostitution is an issue that has been going on for years. Dating back to pre communist era in Japan and Vietnam where it grew larger‚ prostitution is an issue in Asia. Due to economic‚ political and class factors prostitution is an easy way to make money but it’s the women who are put into the spotlight. The girls are put into prostitution to bring money into the household‚ pay off debts‚ and keep themselves out of poverty
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As the Danish government reopens the prostitution debate‚ there must be many recommendations on how to handle the act of selling sex. The act of selling sex‚ also known as prostitution‚ is noted to be one of the world’s oldest profession‚ dating back to Ancient Rome. However‚ it has evolved into a multi-million dollar industry‚ even though it is illegal in the majority of the world. The Danish government should highly consider keeping prostitution legal because it would allow the government to collect
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