After thinking about it seriously…

At least if both were legalized it would be safe for all involved . Tax it and use those taxes to give legal sex workers health coverage. Just an opinion

I think there are pros. Legalized prostitution in a country that enforces standards so that there are consequences for abuse....and improves conditions. That can be a very good thing.

A friend of mine from highschool became a prostitute by choice for many years, until she got married. It was not safe for her. But she felt she had about the same control over her life as she would going back to work retail.

But we can't help minimum wage workers and keep children safe with the child labor laws we currently have...so I have no illusions that it will stop people from abusing others when it comes to legalized prostitution. Because it won't. People will still get bought off. Trafficking will still happen. Abusers will always abuse. They just get sneakier when they are afraid of getting consequences for it.

I do think giving people more choices and tools to defend themselves and to safely leave if they want is a good thing. Regulations and making people in positions of power over another to abide by standards that don't abuse humans is important.

I'm in favor of legalizing both, as long as it's equal across the board. Meaning:

- Fully legalized prostitution - no Nordic models.
- Inclusion of paper abortion rights for men.

Yes, the decision of whether to abort or not should remain with the woman and her Doctor and for the Doctor, only to ensure it's done safely. As for legalizing prostitution, only if done like the Swiss and Germans have done it with the sex workers having a health plan with mandatory testing and trafficking still being illegal.

I agree, it has to be the woman's decision... in both cases, and while I am under no illusion that legalizing prostitution would solve all the ills associated with prostitution, it would go a long way towards solving a good number of them.

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It actually freaks me out to think that a country like Mexico has just decriminalised abortion while the US has basically made it illegal.

I agree with you too

You know, it's interesting. I was talking just now to someone who has worked with traumatized sex workers, who doesn't want it legalized because those people were traumatized, and I realize I'm basically in the same position. Because legalization would mean that pimps would have to abide by the same employment regulations as everyone else, and couldn't be the abusive pieces of shit they are now, but also because johns would have to behave themselves as well. And also, it would mean that sex workers could seek counseling without fear of being arrested.