Arguments Against Legalizing Prostitution

In this paper I argue in favor of the prohibition of prostitution. Accordingly to Janice G. Raymond, an American lesbian radical feminist activist known for her work against violence, sexual exploitation and the "medical abuse" of women, gives a reason why prostitution should stay illegal, which is “…legalization/decriminalization of prostitution and the sex industry promotes sex trafficking.” In addition, from the article “Top 10 Reasons Prostitution Should Always Be Illegal”, they state that “…legalization does not prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.” Abolitionists disagree. They believe that prostitution is not intrinsically harmful, the difference being that one pays for sex. Also, abolitionists think prostitution legalization can actually reduce sex trafficking and benefit local economist. In the article, “Why Legalizing Prostitution Would Make America Healthier, Wealthier and Safer”, John Haltiwanger, is the Senior Politics Writer at Elite Daily, he says “…legalizing prostitution would greatly reduce …show more content…
In addition, Tan states that “…on average, countries with legalized prostitution report a greater incidence of human trafficking inflows.” I believe that what Tan is trying to say is that if prostitution legalization happens, it will create a much larger of inflows than prostitution being criminalized. According to Humantrafficking.org, Sex trafficking in America “is estimated that 14,500 to 17,500 people” which is mostly children and women “are trafficked to the U.S. annually” (Humantrafficking.org). How can people think it is right to traffic others and then forcing them into prostitution. Therefore, I strongly disagree on how people can know about sex trafficking and still want prostitution to be legalized. We should just keep it