Thesis: No one’s civil or human rights should be violated based on one’s occupation, therefore, prostitution must be legalized.
Claim 1: “A study of San Francisco prostitutes found that 82% had been assaulted and 68% had been raped while working as prostitutes.” Those are sickening numbers. Despite this, prostitutes who experience these travesties are often too reluctant to seek help as there work is considered illegal. The article, 7 Reasons Why America Should Legalize Prostitution, focuses on the positives of legalizing prostitution. As mentioned above, prostitution leads to many acts of violence amongst many women (or men). According to the article, the legalization of prostitution in the form of Brothels would greatly reduce these acts …show more content…
Often times prostitutes feel pressure to engage in intercourse without the use of protection, which leads to the development of an STI (sexually transmitted infection). According to Nevada law, “Sex workers in Nevada have to get monthly tests for syphilis and HIV and weekly tests for gonorrhea and chlamydia. Nevada also requires condoms for all sex in brothels.” The United Nations Development Programme released a report recently discussing the effects of the criminalization of prostitution on women in Asia and the Pacific. The report stated, “Criminalization increases vulnerability to HIV by fueling stigma and discrimination, limiting access to HIV and sexual health services, condoms and harm reduction services, and adversely affecting the self-esteem of sex workers and their ability to make informed choices about their health.” I am not saying all prostitution is good, but if it can be regulated like it is in Nevada, then why shouldn't it be …show more content…
As mentioned above, the legalization of prostitution can be a towering source of income for the US government. It is impossible to tax prostitution now as it is illegal and the income received from it can not be regulated. Making prostitution legal would legally allow prostitution to be taxed, and it would be significantly easier to track where money is going. Some reports in Nevada state that a, “sex worker in Nevada earns as much as $3,000 per week.” The article also touched on many points that had previously not entered my mind. These including how legalizing prostitution would reduce the amount of violence and sex crimes, it would protect minors, and how legalizing it would reduce police spending on trying to prevent it. More importantly, however, is the fact that prostitution can’t be prevented. “There’s an obvious reason why prostitution has been called “the world’s oldest profession”.” No matter what any city, state, or country does, prostitution will always be around. There will always be someone who wants to pay for sex and there is always going to be someone willing to sell it. Rather than
Claim 1: “A study of San Francisco prostitutes found that 82% had been assaulted and 68% had been raped while working as prostitutes.” Those are sickening numbers. Despite this, prostitutes who experience these travesties are often too reluctant to seek help as there work is considered illegal. The article, 7 Reasons Why America Should Legalize Prostitution, focuses on the positives of legalizing prostitution. As mentioned above, prostitution leads to many acts of violence amongst many women (or men). According to the article, the legalization of prostitution in the form of Brothels would greatly reduce these acts …show more content…
Often times prostitutes feel pressure to engage in intercourse without the use of protection, which leads to the development of an STI (sexually transmitted infection). According to Nevada law, “Sex workers in Nevada have to get monthly tests for syphilis and HIV and weekly tests for gonorrhea and chlamydia. Nevada also requires condoms for all sex in brothels.” The United Nations Development Programme released a report recently discussing the effects of the criminalization of prostitution on women in Asia and the Pacific. The report stated, “Criminalization increases vulnerability to HIV by fueling stigma and discrimination, limiting access to HIV and sexual health services, condoms and harm reduction services, and adversely affecting the self-esteem of sex workers and their ability to make informed choices about their health.” I am not saying all prostitution is good, but if it can be regulated like it is in Nevada, then why shouldn't it be …show more content…
As mentioned above, the legalization of prostitution can be a towering source of income for the US government. It is impossible to tax prostitution now as it is illegal and the income received from it can not be regulated. Making prostitution legal would legally allow prostitution to be taxed, and it would be significantly easier to track where money is going. Some reports in Nevada state that a, “sex worker in Nevada earns as much as $3,000 per week.” The article also touched on many points that had previously not entered my mind. These including how legalizing prostitution would reduce the amount of violence and sex crimes, it would protect minors, and how legalizing it would reduce police spending on trying to prevent it. More importantly, however, is the fact that prostitution can’t be prevented. “There’s an obvious reason why prostitution has been called “the world’s oldest profession”.” No matter what any city, state, or country does, prostitution will always be around. There will always be someone who wants to pay for sex and there is always going to be someone willing to sell it. Rather than