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While most the points make so far in favor of legalizing prostitution are certainly valid, I'm still sceptical about what I think is an oversimplified solution. For one, I think there is a huge liability factor that is being overlooked--which is to say, I don’t see how we can easily and legally hold people accountable for the sort of things prostitution entails, namely, abuse. If we’re going to grant the sex-work industry with all the rights available to other public sectors, i.e. unionization, benefits, protection etc...how can we impartially and LEGALLY settle a dispute between the client and the worker? Suppose for instance, that the worker demands legal action because she was physically or emotionally abused during her session--how are we to distinguish degrees of abuse, or what was consensual and what wasn’t? In short, I think there are a lot of details that have yet to be addressed in-depth, and until they are, I’m not entirely convinced by this simplified solution.
Interestingly enough though, I’m less inclined in this specific discussion to advocate a position by addressing the wishy-washy logistics. The argument I like to put forth is an entirely ethical one. With that, leaving aside logistics and logic for a minute; the one thing I have trouble with is not so much supporting legalized prostitution, but that when I’m asked a question like "...would you allow or support your daughter to become a prostitute if its completely legit?" I immediately retreat into a moral stance that I can’t seem to get out of. I guess that’s the real issue for me--I don’t want to see like a hypocrite in endorsing a concept which I myself look down upon if it was purposed to someone close in my life. I suspect I’m not the only one that feels this way, but I do have some admittedly bias views about the difference between a profession...and a profession.
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