Prostitution is a fundamental natural right. Even animals do it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_among_animals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitut

Prostitution is a fundamental natural right. Even animals do it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_among_animals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_among_animals. To try and ban such behavior is immoral. Look at the fruits of prohibition: 1. Prostitutes can not rely on the police for protection. This leads many women who practice this to be under the "administration" of a pimp. 2. Because it is illegal, criminals are the ones who engage in the activity. With little respect for the rule of law, other laws are ignored such as age of consent, kidnapping, coercion, etc. This leads to literal human trafficking. When I read comments about a lack of "reasonable regulatory framework", I cringe. So what would this look like? A "reasonable" approach would be to have all sex workers and their customers tested for STDs. How do we enforce that? You get a certificate from a regulatory agency? How do we prevent that system from being corrupted? How often should one get tested? Would the burden and costs exceed that of engaging in "illegal" prostitution? There are lag times from when STD is detectable and transmissible. It is not possible, even within a regulatory framework, to prevent the transmission of STDs. I much prefer a technological solution. If prostitution was legal, the need to be informed about your clients would be addressed by competing interests. We don't need a government agency telling us how to engage in the oldest and most ancient of professions!