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episode 62: I am for the human rights, civil rights, political rights, economic rights, social rights, and cultural rights of sex workers 100%
"Below are some of the main premises that the pro-legalization and pro-decriminalization of prostitution movement rests upon.
- Prostitution is a transaction where no one is harmed, and the persons involved are consenting adults.
- Prostitution is a free choice.
- Sex work is no more moral or immoral than other jobs.
- Sex trafficking and coercion into the industry can be effectively reduced if sex work is legalized or decriminalized.
- Decriminalization or legalization can protect sex workers from violence most effectively, such as through onsite security at venues such as brothels and systems such as panic buttons, as well as the ability for sex workers to report abuse or crimes to the police without the fear of prosecution for committing illegal activity.
- The spread of diseases can be hindered through the legalization or decriminalization of prostitution, such as through regular mandated health checks and required condom use.
- The rates of rape could decrease if prostitution were legalized or decriminalized.
- Sex work could become a legal business, and human rights and worker's rights could be enforced by effective regulation, such as fair pay.
- Prostitution is a career option in which the free market is being taken advantage of and women's claims over their own bodies.
- The criminalization of sex workers only exacerbates problems that they are already facing. Therefore, the decriminalization or legalization can be a starting point to addressing these issues."