Originally posted by: return_to_hades
Legalize prostitution.
I think the ethics and morality of prostitution are another subject. The plain matter of fact is that prostitution is very much a part of society. A part that cannot be ignored. Right now with its illegal status millions of people are at risk.
Legalization of prostitution will put organizational institution in the profession. It will provide adequate health care, education and provision for protection.
In my opinion Amsterdam has done a great job managing its prostitution. It is a regulated legalized business. There is a prostitute information center that educates, informs, counsels both people and prostitutes. There are strict registration procedures to be a prostitute that minimizes child prostitution and illegal human trafficking. There is consistent health care, usage of condoms is enforced. There is also close circuit camera security protection to prevent abuse.
On the other hand look at Eastern Europe, and Thailand. Thousands of people flock there for sex tourism. There is absolutely no regulation. Human trafficking and child prostitution is high. AIDS is spreading like a wildfire. There is no healthcare or protection. And anyone is at risk for being raped, abuse, beaten or even killed.
For the overall safety and regulation, it is best if prostitution be legalized.
The above written are correct, but India is not ready for leagalising prostitution. You don't know in India what the hypocrates are doing.
If a girl child is below 18 (now it is 16) it is said to be that the person force her to do adultry will be sentenced. Here so many such cases are made public and in the process of under and after investigations. but in almost all cases the accused walk out freely. In one of the cases it is observed that a girl of 13 from a hillside village has not escaped from the pablic transports while she was forced to travell under custody of the villains.And declared she has done all this willingly. A lot of NGOs interfered. But the Villains escaped.
If it is leagalised you cannot imagine what will happen here. Sure, a lot of innocent girls will be abducted, or telling sweet things to the girls make use of them and their life will be spoiled.Then, if it is legalised, the law will be with the persons who abducting/spoiling the girl.
Edited by nitasuni - 17 years ago