In the past decade, prostitution has been contested as policies, laws, and enforcement practices are repressive because of the ascendancy of interest groups committed to abolishing the whole sex industry. Perhaps, this explains why commercial sex is considered as an illegal activity. The situation even worsens when the money equation is involved. Sex is a topic very controversial because many communities consider it as a taboo to discuss it in public. The Acceptance of Prostitution in the US and Internationally A containment model based on managing the problem is better than an abolitionist model based on ignoring it, hoping it one day goes away all by itself." Allowing prostitution to remain invisible only perpetuates the spread of sometimes-deadly sexually transmitted diseases. 12) concurs with: "There is a strong rationale for legalizing prostitution by regulating the industry, thereby monitoring sex workers and consequently the clients they serve. Any way you look at it, STD's are a problem in almost any situation, but competent monitoring in a licensed service provides a certain measure of security" (p. Further, as Prorock (1999) states: "Legalizing prostitution nusually relies on monitoring practices, that decrease the transmission of STD's and unwanted pregnancies. This paper describes the causes and consequences of prostitution, clearly demonstrating…Įven the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (2001), a worldwide organization opposed to prostitution, supports regular health checks, and governmental provisions for regular health checks, for prostitutes. Emanating mainly from individual and socioeconomic factors, prostitution is associated with a number of dangers on the individuals involved, and may expose one to sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Prostitution is also practiced at the sex worker's or client's residence as well as in adult entertainment locations such as strip clubs. Today, though illegal in some jurisdictions, prostitution is a widespread practice, with virtually every major urban area across the globe having numerous brothels, escort services, and joints disguised as massage parlors.
Indeed, records of most ancient societies - from Greeks and omans to Jews, Hebrews, Asians, and Muslims - point to the existence of prostitution several thousand years ago (Sanders, O'Neill & Pitcher, 2009). Prostitution has been termed as one of the oldest professions, with its history going back to as early the ancient period.
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