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No. And this is a good point, John. However, I do think that past abuse will strongly influence the choices made by an adult.
No argument. Any event will influence future choices, and traumatic events should exert more influence. But I question linking this with a person's ability to consent.
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Prostitution is not a victimless crime, because it hurts both parties involved.
So does football ( American ). Everyone I know who played football in high-school or college has some permanent injury from it. Yet know one talks about 'victims' of football. It is a somewhat glib response, but if you look around, a great many things people do for fun also cause injury. Most sports fit this category. Most jobs also tend to produce a particular set of physical/emotional problems. Secretaries get tendon diseases. Soldiers in combat tend to develop stress related illnesses, not to mention risk the occasional collision with a lead ball. Factory workers risk exposure to dangerous chemicals. Yet this same injury/consent argument is not applied to any of these things. The only difference is that prostition involves sex and sex has a stigma to it. To me, the 'prostitution injures both parties' argument is just a gloss covering the underlying prejudices against sex.
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In places where prostitution is legal or widely present, discretion goes right out the window.
I believe this has been addressed by Holmes. What areas are you talking about? What countries? What time periods?
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It's degrading to the woman
Why? This is a cultural prejudice, not an absolute.
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