After thinking about it seriously…

I have similar feelings about abortion and legalized prostitution.
In both cases I hate that the demand exists. But I think the woman* has to make the decision, no one else has the right to decide for her. And if she does decide to, it should be under the safest circumstances possible.

*I get that not all sex workers are women, but it should still be the decision of the worker—and only under safe circumstances.

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Scribbles · 36-40, F

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.