There are two issues that
have been raised in light of the recent decision of the Ontario Court of
Appeal; constitutional, and economical.
The constitution states that
everyone has the right to ‘life, liberty and security of the person’ which in
turn means that even prostitutes, forced or willing, have the right to be safe
during their work, as well as free to leave this line of work as they please.
This constitutional right
means that anyone entering the prostitution line of work should be doing so
willingly and not forced. They should also be allowed to leave the business of prostitution
if ever they so desire.
In today’s society
unfortunately this isn’t always the case. Many people are forced into the sex
working industry and are not allowed to leave on their own free will. This issue
is the major issue that many anti-prostitution organizations use to back their
beliefs and protests.
The economic issue is that
the government believes that by making more aspects of the prostitution
industry legal, they are making it safer for prostitutes on our streets. However
what people are arguing is that opening up the business of prostitution will
make it ‘okay’ for people to consider prostitution as a career and will in turn
promote the acts of prostitution to society.
I believe that both
arguments have merit. Prostitution being legalized will help to keep the
prostitutes safe and potentially off the streets more and more by being able to
take their business into brothels. However the publication of prostitution as
legal will undoubtedly interest those who are not a part of the sex trade, and
could potentially increase the number of prostitutes on our streets.
I have read several articles
on both sides of the debate, and personally I believe that the legalization of
prostitution on the whole is not a bad thing for society.
What do you think?
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