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Essay / Prostitution: An in-depth analysis of social stigma and...
Some believe that sex work is undignified, both for the advocate and the elicitor (McCain A15). Even if their ethical concerns could hold up in the courtroom and succeed in convincing a lawmaker that reasoning as juvenile as "that's just gross" was sound enough to make a logically sound decision about trade, they could not not pretend that denying support for the victims of an international slavery network reflects high morality. Laws are based on logic and facts. Here are the facts: It is indisputable that the government can provide financial or medical assistance to rape victims; it is indisputable that the sex industry is already worth billions of taxable dollars; and it is undeniable that countless numbers of people are trapped, both financially and physically, in a human trafficking network. Legislators would be completely irresponsible to comply with the moral demands made by critics who ignore these facts, as they would endanger the lives of citizens.