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Religious and safety considerations aside, what are your thoughts about a woman or man having sex for money? That is, having sex for money that would
in no way adversely affect the person.
(Some of the words here have been put in bold because some respondents are missing these key qualifications)
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If we lived in a world where consensual sex outside of marriage or adultery were illegal, it would make sense for prsotitution to be illegal. But given the generally loose sexual morals of our society today, and given every type of sexual activity that is legal, it seems inconsistent for prostitution to be illegal. For example, it's not a crime for a man driving a car, who sees a sexually desirable woman on the corner, to stop and ask her if she wants sex. It's not illegal for the woman to voluntarily get in the car and go somewhere to have sex. If this is all consensual and no money changes hands, it's completely legal.Consensual sex among adults is seen as a personal and completely legal choice. Why then, is such consensual behavior illegal if someone is paid for the "favor" or for the "service"? One person is selling a service which service is not in and of itself, independent of compensation, illegal. On the contrary consider illegal drugs. It's illegal for me to take LSD. If someone gives it to me for free and I use it, we both committed a crime. So if someone sells it to me, that's also a crime. But in the case of prostitution, someone is selling a service which is not illegal to participate in for free. So where is the crime?
While it sounds like I'm defending prostitution, I really am not. I find it to be immoral. But I also find it immoral for a man and woman, who have never met before, to hook up for consensual sex for free. But since society accepts this behavior, why prohibit prostitution? This assumes the prostitute has chosen this career of his/her own free will, is free to quit, is an adult, and is not otherwise abused.
Can someone point to any other behavior between inviduals, and services or favors, or any human relationships, which are perfectly legal when done for free, but illegal when there is compensation?