Legalization Of Prostitution

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It is often said that prostitution is the world’s oldest profession. I do not know, but if it were, it seems incredible that many nations have not yet found an appropriate legal reserve for thisactivity. But the truth is that, not being an illegal activity, prostitution is clearly lawless: you cannot form an employment contract or pay your taxes under this heading and of course that ultimatelyleads to a strong legal insecurity. I consider that prostitution should be legal because it provides some kind of economic independency, reduces the percentage of rape, and decrease violence againstthese women.
We have made some progress, especially considering the decriminalization of prostitution in 76 countries and 12 with some restrictions. Even in some third world countries, prostitution islegal like in Honduras, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Ethiopia, and others, where religion, culture, and belief condemn prostitution. It seems that the economic needs are desperate that they put aside theirbeliefs to be able to meet those basic needs.
Prostitution, mostly stemming from economic inequality in both here and all countries, is a way that people have to raise their standard of living. Itmay be a great cost perhaps psychologically, but if they choose it because they are making a balance of what can help and what hurts, the good outweighs the bad.
I think that it is precisely thefact that it is illegal that makes it degrading and the mafias that control it make it illegal. Like Davinci says, “many women (housewives or students) are involved in prostitution voluntarily. They maynot like it, but it give they a lot of money, some might prefer other jobs “degrading” as cleaning toilets in the bars or something, before sleeping with someone else, but that’s the moral and needsof each.”
If prostitution is legalized, prostitutes should ensure that they had a legal framework that would give them some job security and health conditions that they have not had so far. In...
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