If prostitution was legalized countrywide, do you think it would lead to a great many women being forced into the trade against their will?
I've always argued on principle that prostitution shouldn't be against the law. I mean, why shouldn't a woman be allowed to legally sell what she can legally give away for free. But I recently heard an opposing argument I hadn't thought about. Basically that legalized prostitution would lead to more, not less oppression of women and many would be forced into the trade against their will. And for that reason, surrendering this liberty is worth the price.
I'm not totally convinced, but the argument does make some sense.
Done correctly White Slavery ought not to be a problem.
But its that "done correctly" thing that we probably should not count on, eh?
Givent hat much of prostitution is already a kind of White Slavery, though, it might be worth a try.
see, I don't think we can do it rightly...
with the brothels in vegas as a test, we have a very long way to go....the women are still treated as outcasts, and for the most part, held captive by the big business pimp/brothel owner.
Are they?
Well, I guess that would address my "done correctly" caveat, then.
In principle I have no problem with prostitution.
Sadly the practice of it seems to be a kind of slavery that we should not (but obviously do) tolerate.