Why prostitution is bad

The grassroots effort has gathered over 46, public signatures over a long seven years, finally prompting parliamentary debate, says Sara Lous.

Right now, paid sex between two consenting adults in the Netherlands has been legal since What do Red Light workers think, though? So would legal prostitution continue to give women freedom to make money the way they want — or is it actually oppressive?

Prostitution laws, and how well they protect women and give them access to benefits like healthcare, vary greatly from country to country. Experts say that in poorer countries, anti-prostitution measures are often weaponised to punish women sex workers for having control over their own bodies. But others believe that the focus needs to be on empowering the women involved, who tend to already be parts of a vulnerable sector population.

The best way to do that, some think? Amsterdam's famed Red Light District - a cultural icon for the city and symbol of sexual liberation for some Credit: Getty Images. Parreira is an occasional sex worker from the US state of Nevada who also holds a PhD, and she researches the sex industry. Abolition would put hundreds of thousands out of work. Feans Interviews with prostituted individuals in New Zealand reveal that a majority of prostituted people in the country did not feel as if decriminalization had curbed the violence they experience, demonstrating that prostitution is inherently violent and abusive.

Report of the Prostitution Law Review Committee : pp. Most persons in prostitution are either female or transgender women. This remains true even in areas where prostitution is legal or decriminalized. No buyers. No business. Learn more. This creates and reinforces the mindset that violence is the answer. The National Sexual Violence Resource Center gives plenty of statistics about how this violence transfers to society. The Futile Effect : What will Legalization do? Some believe that legalizing prostitution will reduce the number of prostitution arrests.

While that is a hope, legalization does not eliminate all the other negative elements that legalizing would bring about. This tells society that even though someone is constantly harmed, it is acceptable because it is a job. Prostitutes start to believe in this objectification of their bodies and suffer immense mental debilitation from it.

Nevertheless, vulnerable human beings are hired and prostituted. These men and women are constantly battered at the expense of their own humanity.