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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
But the drugs are illegal too. Psychological harm? Should everything that causes - or may cause - psychological harm be illegal? It's illegal because it offends certain people, and no other reason.
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Well often in countries where prostitution is fully legal, many drugs are too. Still doesn't change what I stated much.
Let me rephrase to psychological trauma. And yes, stuff that causes psychological trauma to others should be illegal, it is generally as bad, often worse then physical trauma, and can last much much longer.
I don't think you understand the kind of harm (physical, emotional, psychological, etc) prostitution does to the workers, there is a good reason why rates of suicide are considerably higher in the sex trade industry then normal rates. No woman in their right mind willingly chooses prostitution as a career. A few have relatively good lives, the high class call girl types; but even they will build up a whole host of problems in the end.
There are other reasons why its outlawed other then because it offends certain people (including prostitution lowers market values for the neighborhood, increases levels of crime, etc. regardless of if prostitution is legal or not.). I do think though that the law should go after the Johns not the prostitutes though, particularly if they want to cut back on it.