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    Issues, engaging in promiscuous sexual relations in exchange for money or some specific payment is defined as prostitution. Legalizing the sexual performances of this engagement can cause pimps, traffickers and the sex industry to be decriminalized in the justice system, and there would be an increase of general health problems for sex-workers in the industry. The legalization of prostitution would be a present wrapped with a bow to the pimps and traffickers who are doing it illegally in the…

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    Pornography is practiced by many Americans as a profitable income. Prostitution and pornography are very much alike in the sense that money is being traded for one's own pleasure, yet prostitution remains illegal in 49 states today. America was built on the foundation of freedom. Based on America's foundation, every American should have the right to do as they wish with their bodies, freely, without repercussions. Prostitution, regulated by the government to prevent; STDs, rape, and other…

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    Prostitution has been known as “the world’s oldest profession” for a reason – it has been around since the beginning of time, and no matter how many legal bans the government imposes upon prostitution and related activities, it will never cease to exist. There will always be people willing and able to pay to get their sexual needs fulfilled, and the government, instead of spending money arresting sex workers and trying to regulate prostitution, should legalize it and enjoy the beneficial…

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    trafficking Unc) they think that if they legalize prostitution it would stop human trafficking. I disagree, I defiantly do not think legalizing prostitution would stop it. I think it would make the trafficking go up because they wouldn’t have to pay to have sex they could just steal a prostitute and have sex for free. jurisdictions with legal prostitution also have high rates of trafficking. According to (journalistssource.org) Countries with legalized prostitution is associated with higher…

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    According to Mike Epps, prostitution should not be legalized because it serves no purpose. He is wrong. There are good benefits to legalizing prostitution. Economic gain, lowering contraction of STD’s, and lowering sexual assault against women. Mike Epps believes in his choice against the legalization of prostitution. First, Mike thinks that legalizing prostitution brings with it no economic gain. He says legalizing prostitution will take away the appeal of the act as it will be accepted and…

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    money.” At only 15, after having her first child, Angel turned to prostitution because it was the quickest way to provide for her child. At the age of twenty, she attempted to escape the business after her co-worker was murdered by her pimp, and no action was taken. In recalling the incident, Angel told the reporter,”I’ve seen horrible things, but we know not to go to the police because…

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    Prostitution, also known as sex work, is a very simple act that comes with innumerable consequences. Prostitution can be defined as a “singular activity which involves a limited set of relationships” (Maynard & Purvis, 1995). A prostitute, on the other hand, is defined in many ways; the most commonly accepted probably being, “A person who engages in sexual activity which is sold ‘in lewdness for payment’” (Scrambler, 1997). For many people, prostitution is not what they have an issue with;…

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    legalized prostitution from the year 2003 to 2009, it gave criminologists, and sociologist the opportunity to study the effect of having prostitution be legal (Hong, 2014). Studies done by Scott Cunningham and Manish Shah showed that there were 824, about 31%, decrease of reported rapes (Decriminalizing Indoor Prostitution: Implications for Sexual Violence and Public Health,…

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    Prostitution is the act of sexual relations for money. I support the act of prostitution as an occupation. While many people are against this “occupation” it would actually benefit the world so much if we legalized and supported it. Prostitution should be decriminalized because it will reduce crime, it will help us live healthier, and it will benefit the world. Many people don’t really look at prostitution as being a job. Their first thought is, “illegal”, “whore”, “is he/she being forced?”,…

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    Sex sells better than any commercial product. This world craves sex and would lose its mind without it, and because of that, so many people are being dragged and destroyed by prostitution. Sex has been up for sale since the 18th century BCE. It was considered something sacred with many shrines and temples dedicated to the practice. Now there are different types of prostitutes to suit the needs of any customer. Go to any urban city’s street-corner and a prostitute could be bought at a cheap rate.…

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