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| Should prostitution be legal? |
| Top 10 Pros and Cons |
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| 100 Countries and Their Prostitution Policies |
| US Federal and State Prostitution Laws and Related Punishments |
| Prostitution-Related Arrests |
| Opinion Polls/Surveys |
Pros and Cons by Issue
Issue: Background/General
| Q: | What is prostitution? |
| Q: | What is human trafficking? |
| Q: | What is sex work? |
| Q: | What are some problems concerning scientific research on prostitution? |
| Q: | How many prostitutes are in the United States and the rest of the world? |
| Q: | What are the different types of prostitution? |
| Q: | Do prostitutes want prostitution legalized? |
| Q: | Does law enforcement want prostitution legalized? |
| Q: | Does the medical community want prostitution legalized? |
Issue: Philosophy/Morality
| Q: | Should people have a right to become prostitutes? |
| Q: | Is prostitution a freely chosen profession? |
| Q: | Is legal prostitution a part of sexual liberation? |
| Q: | Is prostitution immoral? |
| Q: | Does prostitution demean women? |
| Q: | Is prostitution a threat to marriage? |
Issue: Health
| Q: | Is prostitution psychologically harmful to prostitutes? |
| Q: | Would legal prostitution decrease sexually transmitted diseases? |
| Q: | Would legal prostitution reduce HIV/AIDS? |
Issue: Legal and Policy Considerations
| Q: | Should prostitution be legal in licensed places like brothels? |
| Q: | Should prostitution tolerance zones like red-light districts be created? |
| Q: | Should health checks be mandatory for prostitutes? |
| Q: | What is the difference between the decriminalization and legalization of prostitution? |
| Q: | Should prostitution be decriminalized but not regulated? |
| Q: | Should selling sexual acts be decriminalized but buying criminalized such as in Sweden? |
Issue: Crime
| Q: | Is prostitution a victimless crime? |
| Q: | Would legal prostitution better protect prostitutes from violence? |
| Q: | Would legal prostitution decrease sexual violence such as rape? |
| Q: | Should police resources be used against prostitution? |
| Q: | Does legal prostitution lead to human trafficking and slavery? |
| Q: | Should cities shame johns by putting their faces on billboards, television, and the internet after their arrest? |