I strongly believe that prostitution should not be legalized because of the effects it might bring to our society. Prostitution has been dubbed as the world’s oldest profession. Considering how long sex selling has been with us, it is still not legal in almost every country, and there are reasons why.
People around the world have been fighting for women’s rights for a long time. We have achieved a lot of excellent changes, but …show more content…
You might be right, but in most cases, it isn’t. Human Trafficking is defined as the illegal practice of trading in human beings for the purpose of prostitution, forced labor, or other forms of exploitation.(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/human-trafficking) According to a study, the scale effect of legalizing prostitution leads to an expansion of the prostitution market and thus an increase in human trafficking.(http://www.lse.ac.uk/geographyAndEnvironment/whosWho/profiles/neumayer/pdf/Article-for-World-Development-_prostitution_-anonymous-REVISED.pdf) If we choose to legalize prostitution, the demand will rise, so will the need for workers. Who will be a great target but the less income families and children without homes? According to a recent study:
The children who are forced into sex work are typically about 12 to 14 years old. They tend to come from disadvantaged backgrounds, often from abusive households or the foster care system, and typically end up in the industry because of the promise of economic security. The rates of child poverty in the U.S. put vulnerable girls at particular risk. And since many of these minors don’t have a support system, there’s no one to notice they’re missing once they’re in the sex