Prostitution Should Be Legal

Prostitution: It Should Be Legalized Argument: Men have been paying women for sex for hundreds of years and continue to keep the business of prostitution alive. Prostitution should be legalized because the government can help regulate the industry by periodically testing for diseases to help reduce the spreading of STDs amongst customers and prostitutes. Many Americans find prostitution immoral because the idea of paying for sex does not seem ethical. This is a matter of …

…and can be traced to as recently as the 1800’s. There is no difference between a legal one-night stand and an illegal solicitation for sex. Meeting a woman and spending money on her in order to lead to sex is a variation of prostitution and is legal. Prostitution should be legalized because the government can help regulate the industry by periodically testing for diseases to help reduce the spreading of STDs amongst customers and prostitutes.