Prostitution ProCon.org presents facts, studies, international comparisons, and pro and con statements on questions related to legalizing prostitution. For the best overview of this website, start with the four boxes below: 1-Minute Overview, expert responses to our core question "Should prostitution be legal?," Top 10 Pros and Cons, and fun facts in Did You Know?
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11/6/2009 - UPDATED: How 728 Schools Are Using ProCon.org – ProCon.org is now used by schools in all 50 US states (North Dakota just added) and 17 countries (Sweden and Macedonia just added). 119 elementary and middle schools, 282 high schools, and 327 colleges and universities use the free nonpartisan research we provide to stimulate critical thinking.
11/5/2009 - UPDATED: Did You Know? – An estimated 1% of American women have worked as prostitutes. Selling non-coital sex acts is legal in Japan. The number of US prostitution-related arrests ranged from California's 14,506 to Vermont's three in 2004. Read these and other interesting little known facts in the legalizing prostitution debate.
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10/15/2009 - UPDATED: 100 Countries and Their Prostitution Policies -Of the 100 countries featured on our chart, 50 (50%) have legal prostitution, 10 (10%) have limited legality, and 40 (40%) have outlawed it. See their policies on prostitution, brothel ownership, and pimping.
[Editor's Note: Throughout the website the term 'legal prostitution' refers to the buying and selling of sexual services between consenting adults without criminal penalty.]
