Seriously Christians, you see transactional sex between two consenting adults as worse then the rapes, abuse and murders that you are allowing to happen by keeping it illegal...
Women in sex work cannot go to the police about rapes or abuse because of their profession and that is plain and simple WRONG.
PUBLIC OPINION > Prostitution Should Be Legal
SodaHead Living
2012/07/26 21:00:00
The Global Commission on HIV and the Law issued a report suggesting that nations eliminate laws banning "consensual sex work" -- i.e., prostitution. It's an interesting claim coming from an organization aimed at preventing sexually transmitted disease, but their hope is that legalization would lead to regulation and safer practice. We asked the public if prostitution should be legal.
Nearly two-thirds of the population admitted that it thinks prostitution should be legal. However, it's important to understand that this doesn't necessarily reflect the public's moral opinion of the topic. The question is explicitly legal. Most people think it should be a choice. One commenter wrote, "By legalizing it, mandatory health screenings can be required for the safety of the prostitute and the buyer. Trying to keep it illegal only keeps the thing in the dark where roaches like to live. Bring it into the light of public attention and those roaches will scurry."
Men Are More Willing
Men Are More Willing
Should we be surprised that men were more likely to support the legalization of prostitution? Of course, the Global Commission was not referring solely to female prostitution, but it is more often thought of as a service targeted at men. Actually, the difference wasn't that big. Men were only 11% more supportive than women. Women were still more likely to support legalization than refuse it.
Christian Resistance
Christian Resistance
Religion and politics provided the biggest defenders of criminalization -- Christians and conservatives. Both demographics were significantly less supportive than the rest. Since religion and politics are often closely related, it's probably not too much of a leap to assume that religion drives this one. Allowing the nation to embrace something that Christians consider to be immoral is a tough call to make.
Older Voters Are For It
Older Voters Are For It
Typically, older voters respond similarly to conservative voters. In this case, that means we would predict the older a voter got the less willing they would be to support the legalization of prostitution. Not so. Actually, most age groups were relatively similar. The only one that stood out noticeably was the 55-64 group, and they were 11% more likely to support legalization.
If you'd like to vote on this question, dig deeper into the demographics, or engage in existing discussion about the topic, visit our poll about legalizing prostitution. We'd love to hear from you!
If you'd like to vote on this question, dig deeper into the demographics, or engage in existing discussion about the topic, visit our poll about legalizing prostitution. We'd love to hear from you!
Top Opinion
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Jiorgia 2012/07/26 21:30:50
Why isn't the news full of stories about children having sex, people getting raped, and 30-year-old grandmothers in places like Canada, Chile, and Germany?
It's because the fears you state above have no basis in reality.
Any State that has legalized abortion should automatically legalize Prostitution.
1) It a Woman's Body & she has the Right to Chose, correct?
Therefore, if she can legally murder her unborn child why can't she rent out the factory?
2) Apparently, morally is suborned to a woman's rights so what justification does the Government have to regulate the sex trade?
Besides, there are *already* prostitutes offering their services on streets in the U.S. where prostitution is against the law, and I don't think this is much if any different than places where prostitution is legal.
We've got to let people make their own choices if they aren't initiating force or fraud against others, even if we disagree with those choices.
Those who are Christian should keep to their own people. They can't guarantee that the whole of their flock is averse to prostitution, anyway.
People are too busy thinking about the morals behind it, and less about the women themselves. They are the ones who have to do the work, and they are often subjected to diseases and abuse. At least it we legalize it then we can cut down on these problems.
Common sense.