What are the moral reasons for prostitution to be illegal?

Question

i don't really mean religious moral reason, but human moral reasons. it is something my friend and i had discussed. she was for it being legal, i was for illegal. when i thought about it i could not come up with an answer. there has to be right?

Answer 1

Just because something is immoral, it doesn't mean it should be illegal too. Many highly immoral activities are not illegal. Think of lying to your friends, being unfaithful, bullying, talking behind peoples backs, making fun of vulnerable people, polluting the environment, etc. If we made all of those things illegal we would end up with a police state! I find prostitution distasteful and degrading, but those women are adults and they are *willingly* degrading themselves, so I don't think it's the government's job to interfere. And other degrading activities such as professional boxing aren't illegal either. Some would argue that prostitutes are "forced" to do it because of poverty. That may be true, but poverty "forces" people to do all kinds of unpleasant things, so you could argue that povery itself is degrading. How come, then, that nobody demands to make poverty illegal?

Answer 2

after debating your interesting question, I find myself in support of the idea that prostitution should become legal, but I try to point some moral issues for and against legal prostitution:
if prostitution becomes legal, it will become respectable occupation, and since many women consider anyway that they should be rewarded for having sex with a man, not necessarily on a cash basis, but rather on a long or short term support arrangement, legalization of prostitution will probably make many women consider this option of income, on a full or part time basis, and it could become acceptable that married women work as prostitutes, and I'm certain that such a scenario has some moral retributions and not just social ones.
on the other hand, all those women that work now as prostitutes, and usually are considered having a low, dirty, shameful and criminal occupation will have a face lift, and there the moral reason for legalization is very clear.
Men, who buy these services, and are usually not particularly proud of the fact, will have a change of feeling about themselves and about the prostitutes they encounter.

Answer 3

that is managed through prepared Criminals of all Nationalities. the girls human beings and little ones are extremely slaves to the organisation, both through worry or drugs. even as they could no longer make funds interior the U. S., they're both bought to businesses in different international locations, or otherwise disposed of in a no longer so positive way. All those who use the provider of prostitutes develop into difficulty to threats of publicity except they do a provider for the Criminals. some may call this BLACKMAIL! there are a determination of different problems with Prostitution, yet others have already proper maximum of them.

Answer 4

The reason prostitution is illegal is that the government can't find a solid way to tax it and make money off of it. Same with marijuana. If the government legalized these things everyone would be doing them and they wouldn't have a way to make money off of them.
One day they will legalize these things and make some serious tax money (maybe when Bush is out of office). One day you will be able to go to your local 7-11 and pick up and pack of joints. Then head over to your local bordello and get a hooker for $50. It will be a great world.

Answer 5

The complete and total demeaning of women in that profession.

The abuse by their "owners".

The chance for every wonderful venereal disease possible.

I can't believe anyone actually argues in favor of it.

Answer 6

1.it degrades the women
2.It degrades the society in which they work and in which they live