Criminalizing Prostitution

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Prostitution is the one of the world’s oldest professions, and it is typically seen as a last resort or a tragic profession for someone to end up in. It’s common for people to question the circumstances these people must have endured to end up involved in prostitution. Opinions such as these allow society to look down on prostitutes and in turn allow for the mistreatment of sex workers. If prostitution were able to be regulated it would be less dangerous for those involved and would be able to lower many crimes associated with sex work. Prostitution should be decriminalized in the United States of America because it would help to better regulate the industry and in turn create a safer environment for all those who choose to be involved.
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Criminalizing sex work allows people to look down on those who are involved with prostitution. When people look down on prostitutes they see them as inferior and treat as though they are lesser beings. This inability to see prostitutes as equal creates the ideal conditions for rampant exploitation and abuse of sex workers. Prostitution needs to be recognized as a profession so that the legal and social rights of prostitutes are guaranteed. When the rights of these workers are guaranteed and these women aren’t treated like criminals it will allow the public to see them more as …show more content…

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