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Last updated on: 3/6/2018 | Author: ProCon.org

Should Prostitution Be Legal?

Posted on March 6, 2018 (February 28, 2020) by ProCon.org

Examine updated pro and con quotes from former sex workers Gaye Dalton (Pro) and Rachel Moran (Con), retired police captain Marshall Frank (Pro), and police lieutenant Donna Gavin (Con), among many other experts.

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ProCon.org. (2018, March 6). Should Prostitution Be Legal? Retrieved from https://prostitution.procon.org/should-prostitution-be-legal-3/

[Editor's Note: The APA citation style requires double spacing within entries.]

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[Editor’s Note: The MLA citation style requires double spacing within entries.]

Turabian (8th ed.):
ProCon.org. "Should Prostitution Be Legal?" ProCon.org. Last modified on March 6, 2018. Accessed April 27, 2021. https://prostitution.procon.org/should-prostitution-be-legal-3/