Should Prostitution Be Legal Or Illegal

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Should Prostitution be Legal or Illegal? | Research paper | | | | Candice McFadden | 7/28/2010 | | What is prostitution? Prostitution is defined as the exchange of sex acts for money or something else of value. Evidence of prostitution dates back all the way from 2400 BCE. It has been viewed either as a legal and honorable trade, or with a social dishonor attached, and has sometimes been considered sacred, and were used as a form of worship. The United States is one of the few Western nations, with the exception of some counties in Nevada that has not legalized prostitution. In other countries, like the European nations, prostitution is legal, and they are often tax-paying members of a sex-workers union. There are many different views of why prostitution should or shouldn’t be legalized here in the United States, and I will state these views showing you the different viewpoints of it. Most of the people who are for legalizing prostitution believe that it would “eliminate the criminal element of the trade, leading to safer working conditions and better health for both the prostitutes and their clients (2009 Sexton).” Many believe it is a victimless crime and it should be between two consenting adults, and kept private but legal. Prostitutes believe that it is a problem that the government doesn’t want others to manage them or profit from this, because they need the management and support so they have the physical protection they need. Philosopher Sybil Schwartz states that “Prostitution might gain public esteem. A woman could be respected for her wealth of sexual and emotional knowledge (wntr 2003 prostitution and freedom).” A lot of the women believe that “they did a great service to many people; it was like they were there therapists (2004Hoge).” Other benefits that could come from prostitution are financial benefits, health benefits, and

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