Prostitution can be described as one person usually called a prostitute performing sexual services to a recipient in exchange for something that can be deemed valuable. Majority of the time the payment is money, but prostitutes have been known to perform sexual services for drugs like cocaine or things such as diamonds and even gold. In my opinion Women or men don’t need to turn to prostitution to make money; I don’t see the need for a woman to rent her vagina or any other parts of her body to earn money. For the sake of time and to avoid confusion, I will be focusing on prostitution in America because across the world each country has different laws against or for prostitution, which may be a bit confusing in regard to what I’m trying say …show more content…
Prostitution being illegal and staying that way will help deter young girls from being interested in joining that field of work especially known that they can be locked up. Another reason that prostitution should remain illegal that often times young girls are introduced to drugs like heroine and cocaine while caught up in the world of prostitution, during a year a prostitute can have had sex with as many as fifty men; this can leave them feeling worthless so often times they may turn to hard drugs to ease their pains of feeling used. Lastly, many prostitutes end up either getting killed if a customer forces the prostitutes into sex and he or she doesn’t give consent into sexual services majority of the time prostitutes will get raped. Keeping prostitution illegal does more for society because the majority of prostitution happens during night time in areas known to have bad reputations that are filled with criminals like thieves and …show more content…
Children need to be raised with love and time to enjoy their childhood, if their neighborhood is filled with prostitution and drugs that can harm their development they may never get to go outside and play with their parents fearing for the worst. Imagine if prostitution was legal in every state and every neighborhood think of all the deaths that could potentially occur; also think of all the young girls or boys that could potentially get raped all because some sick person felt like it. Prostitution being illegal would just cause a world wind of harm to society as we know it. As for the places where prostitution is legal such as Nevada or Amsterdam many of the recipients of these sexual services run the risk of getting sexual transmitted diseases such as HIV or Aids to name a few. Also, many prostitutes have unprotected sex which results in them becoming pregnant and because they often times don’t know who got them pregnant in the first place they often times are ashamed and opt to have an
As prostitution is criminalized, this profession is driven underground which undermines the safety of prostitutes. Legalizing prostitution would provide sex workers with regulatory protection and allow this form of work to be recognized as legitimate. As the author of “Think Again: Prostitution” states, “evidence shows, that criminalization of sale or purchase (or both) makes sex workers-many of whom come from marginalized social groups like women, minorities, and the poor-more vulnerable to violence and discrimination committed by law enforcement. Also, criminalization can dissuade sex workers from seeking help from authorities if they are raped, trafficked, or otherwise abused.” Therefore, sex workers are subjected to unfair treatment that could be prevented if this work was legalized and safe conditions were enforced. The author of "Counterpoint: Prostitution Should Be Legalized” states, “prostitution is legalized and regulated in a variety of developed nations throughout ...
Prostitution is defined as any form of sexual act that is paid for by either money, favors, or gifts. Now with that said every single relationship that has any form of sexual activity or sexual involvement is a form of prostitution. Every relationship involving sexual intercourse can be classified as a form of prostitution because in a relationship sex is provided not only to show affection, but also as a reward for doing things for your partner that he or she appreciates. Often sex is given as a birthday present or anniversary gift or even in some instances sex is given after a pay check hits the checking or savings account. All of these acts can in fact be considered as a form of prostitution; however this form of prostitution is not only accepted, it’s encouraged by not only the parents of the couple but also by the society as a whole. Every marriage counselor will ask at some point in a marriage consultation “How is your sex life?” So with these examples it is easy to see how a normal relationship can be considered a form of
Catherine Smith is a single 42 year old woman with two children. Her job as a secretary is no longer sufficient enough to cover her bills. She does not have a college degree and her job will not cover any part of tuition if she does decide to attend college. One night, while coming home late from work, she noticed women walking around on the street counting their earnings for the night. That is when she acquired the idea to become a prostitute. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines prostitution as the act or practice of engaging in promiscuous sexual relations in exchange for money. These type of situations occur on a daily basis. Some women really enjoy having sex, so why wouldn’t they want payment for it as well. Prostitution should be legalized in the United States.
Prostitution is common lewdness for hire, the act or practice of a woman who permits a man who will pay her price to have sexual intercourse with her. It is a universal phenomenon with moral, social, cultural, psychological, medical, and other aspects. Although male prostitution is also found, that involving males exclusively is best considered as part of the general problem of HOMOSEXUALITY.
There have been several studies that show the increase of trafficking. But other than that, what other reasons are there against it? There really aren 't many good reasons to keep it illegal, are there? I mean, besides people who have moral issues with it. They wouldn 't want to see their daughter a victim of forced sexual labor. The average age for a prostitute starting into the business is thirteen. About 85% of prostitutes have reported being victims of sexual assault or abuse in their child. Those statistics are for illegal prostitution. If we could put in a system, we could prevent the buying and selling of
Prostitution is illegal in the United States, except for some counties in Nevada. However, prostitution is in most part of the United States, despite the fact that it has been legalized. Prostitution is an act whereby, one sells his/her body for sex. In the United States, Prostitution is divided into three broad categories; street, escort, and brothel prostitution. Brothel prostitution takes place in brothel houses, which are houses where prostitutes can sell sexual services. This kind of prostitution is illegal in all parts of America, except in some counties in Nevada for example; Douglas County, Clark County, Carson City, Washoe County, and Lincoln County. Another form of prostitution is escort prostitution. This is always considered as entertainment, and massage services. It is supposed to be heavily regulated, but unfortunately, it is not because, in many counties where it is practiced, the only difference between escort and street prostitution is a phone call away. The last category of prostitution is street prostitution. This is the most unaccepted, and illegal type of prostitution in the United States. Street prostitution involves scantly dressed up women, and men roaming the streets looking for client to sell their bodies. It is the most frowned kind of prostitution because it is done openly. The question is should prostitution be legalized in the US? The answer is yes, this is because, it will help eliminate all the vices related to prostitution.
Many countries suffered from the Great Depression during the 1930s. The United States was one of the many. During this decade approximately thirteen to fifteen million Americans were unemployed. Considering the number of men that were unemployed, women had to look in unusual places for jobs to sustain themselves, and often their families during difficult times. It was accustomed that men would be the ones providing for the family, but during this time women had to step up and work too. The few jobs that were available during the Great Depression were given to men because many required a man’s strength; therefore women had to look for jobs elsewhere. The economic downfall of the Great Depression forced some women into prostitution.
Sex. The word that makes peoples’ heads turn when said in public, the word kids laugh about in health class, the word that makes people feel shameful when they say aloud. In America, and most places around the world, sex is a topic that many people will try to avoid at all cost. But what happens when sex becomes a business opportunity, in hopes of making money? The topic and public discussion of prostitution is on the same taboo playing field as politics, religion, and racism. Prostitution, the act of an individual, usually a woman, selling sexual deeds for money is a very taboo topic that most people try to avoid talking about. Not only is it taboo, but is currently illegal across the United States, minus 11 Nevada counties (“US Federal and State Prostitution Laws and Related Punishments”, 2016). All current laws regulating prostitution are put in place by the States themselves, with no federal regulation. Illegal acts involved in
Most importantly, prostitution could help our economy with a new source of income. In a typical year, legal brothels generate about $50 million in total revenue and have an economic impact of about $400 million on the state. With taxes and even a price floor prostitution could prove to be one of the United States’ best source of income. If prostitution was legalized it might have made the United States enough money to get us out of the huge debt were in.
Little do most know, but on “[a]verage [prostitution] arrest[s], court and incarceration costs amount to nearly $2,000 per arrest. Cities spend an average of 7.5 million dollars on prostitution control every year, ranging from 1 million dollars to 23 million dollars.” Prostitution is the oldest known profession. Currently in 49 countries and counting prostitution is legal. Here in America there is a stigma following the label prostitute. We would rather resort to underground markets of sex labor. Endangering health, rights, and economics. Legalizing prostitution can reduce health hazards by giving heath care, also by giving rights to those that choose prostitution as their profession. In the long term this
There are many reasons why prostitution is illegal some do make sense on why it is illegal. That still doesn’t mean that the government can tell us what to do with our life choices. A reason why it is illegal is because of homicide. How this works is by the customer promising a big load of cash. Then when they are done he or she does not pay and then kills the prostitute. Unfortunately, sometimes it could be the customer that gets killed just like what Aileen Wuornos did. Aileen Wuornos was a former prostitute that found a way to make easy money without having sex. Instead of having sex with the customer she would kill them and take their money. From her crime that she committed I can understand why it is illegal. The only problem with that not everyone wants to have sexual intercourse with a prostitute. It is basically like doing drugs or drinking underage or not there are people who want to do it then there are people who chose not to do it. I am not saying doing drugs and drinking is not a proud thing to do, but it is a human right
Prostitution is one of the root causes of human trafficking, especially sex traffic. Human trafficking is the illegal movement of people (such as: kidnapping), typically for the purposes of forced labor, or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act. Human trafficking is one of the most barbaric crimes in society, because it is importantly violated to human rights. Human could not become a product to sell. In order to supply the labor for the prostitution industry, human trafficking becomes worse when it focus on women, and children. It transfers to sex trafficking. Many women are victims of human trafficking work in brothels, a part of them work as Streetwalker. Some countries give the idea that prostitution should be legalized to reduce the rate of human trafficking and sex trafficking, but they are wrong. Because, if we pass the law for prostitution, human trafficking and sex trafficking will increase in order to supply prostitutes for prostitution industry. Legalizing prostitution is a gift to pimps, traffickers because they will rely on a legal framework to bring
According to ProCon.org, prostitution was a profession that dated back to 2400 B.C. Though many things since then have changed, the practice of selling sex has been more or less the same. What has changed is the way that people now view the practice. Throughout the years the debate has been whether prostitution should become legal or illegal. Organizations like Amnesty International want to push forward the idea of legalizing consensual “sex work” between two adults who are willingly participating because it would help keep those in that line of work safer than they are now. While on the other side of the issue there are
What is prostitution? It is not an act performed by a woman who got bored and felt like having sex; prostitution is the exchange of sexual acts for money, food, rent, drugs, and other material goods (www.womenslaw.org/simple.php?sitemap_id+148). One of the earliest known civilizations to refer to prostitution was the Sumerians in south...
In many cases society has tried to tell you that prostitution is bad, weather it is through movies, books, religious text and many other influential aspects of society, due to the nature of the people who they portray in the act. I believe if people were properly educated into the science of sex, having sex for money would not be considered such a bad thing. When I attended prep school, I met many other kids from Europe, and let’s sat they were a little more comfortable with their sexuality, and in a few of their countries prostitution was even legal.