Tai Lopez
05-22-2015, 09:48 AM
The exchange of personal sexual services for economic rewards has a long history. It is important to distinguish different kinds of markets in sexual services in order to determine the appropriate societal response. For example, markets in sexual services that involve coerced sex, children, fraud and deception, and, in general, non-consensual and egregiously exploitative sexual or labor practices, are immoral and should be restricted. Theorists often use the terms “human trafficking,” “sex trafficking,” or “sexual slavery”
POINTS FOR
Prohibition does more harm than good
Markets in sexual services can serve legitimate needs
Markets in sexual services can respect sexual autonomy
Legalization has benefits for society
Legalization would free up resources that could be devoted to eliminating sex trafficking
POINTS AGAINST
Markets in sexual services undermine the values of commitment and loyalty
Moral sex requires more than informed consent, and society should uphold moral values
Markets in sex would corrupt non-market sexual relations, turning women and girls into commodities
POINTS FOR
Prohibition does more harm than good
Markets in sexual services can serve legitimate needs
Markets in sexual services can respect sexual autonomy
Legalization has benefits for society
Legalization would free up resources that could be devoted to eliminating sex trafficking
POINTS AGAINST
Markets in sexual services undermine the values of commitment and loyalty
Moral sex requires more than informed consent, and society should uphold moral values
Markets in sex would corrupt non-market sexual relations, turning women and girls into commodities