Prostitution is the practice or occupation of engaging in sexual activity with someone for payment. It is known as a morally wrong act between people. But could prostitution lead to a better and more controlled society? Legalization of this action should be taken place in America because of minimizing human trafficking and supporting feminist ideals.
It seems that there is a misconceptions that legalizing prostitution could lead to pimps finding an easier way to keep girls. However, this is entirely not true. For example, Sweden has made being a prostitute legal, but buying it illegal. Because of this, Slate: Why is Prostitution Illegal? says, “Trafficking is reportedly down to 200 to 400 girls and women a year, compared with 15,000 to 17,000 …show more content…
As stated in the previous paragraph, studies of places who have it legalized show improvements to trafficking. As for disease transfering, laws could be made in America that protect prostitutes from harmful diseases. According to Legalizing Prostitution Could Reduce HIV Infections Nearly In Half, it states, “Because prostitutes fear getting caught by law enforcement, they rush the process along with clients and often don’t take the time to discuss protecting against STDs. Further compounding the problem is the fact that these sex workers are often stigmatized, and don’t get the care they need from health workers.” This shows that one of the main reasons sex workers get diseases is because of prostitution being illegal. In Brazil, prostitution has been legalized. In India, where it is illegal, women are beat and randomly raped with no protecting form law because they were disregarded as prostitutes. The same article says, “Through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, prostitutes in India have set up networks that have enabled them to advocate for condoms, improved safety and better job opportunities.” The laws that could protect sex workers could be something as small as free condoms. Condoms prevent STDs, so if lawmakers make them free for legal prostitutes, diseases will decreases greatly. However, not all decisions are fully made by legislators, but by people and their
It seems that there is a misconceptions that legalizing prostitution could lead to pimps finding an easier way to keep girls. However, this is entirely not true. For example, Sweden has made being a prostitute legal, but buying it illegal. Because of this, Slate: Why is Prostitution Illegal? says, “Trafficking is reportedly down to 200 to 400 girls and women a year, compared with 15,000 to 17,000 …show more content…
As stated in the previous paragraph, studies of places who have it legalized show improvements to trafficking. As for disease transfering, laws could be made in America that protect prostitutes from harmful diseases. According to Legalizing Prostitution Could Reduce HIV Infections Nearly In Half, it states, “Because prostitutes fear getting caught by law enforcement, they rush the process along with clients and often don’t take the time to discuss protecting against STDs. Further compounding the problem is the fact that these sex workers are often stigmatized, and don’t get the care they need from health workers.” This shows that one of the main reasons sex workers get diseases is because of prostitution being illegal. In Brazil, prostitution has been legalized. In India, where it is illegal, women are beat and randomly raped with no protecting form law because they were disregarded as prostitutes. The same article says, “Through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, prostitutes in India have set up networks that have enabled them to advocate for condoms, improved safety and better job opportunities.” The laws that could protect sex workers could be something as small as free condoms. Condoms prevent STDs, so if lawmakers make them free for legal prostitutes, diseases will decreases greatly. However, not all decisions are fully made by legislators, but by people and their