Even if you could make prostitution go away by making it illegal -- you cannot, otherwise we woundn't have this discussion --, you go a tad far by making it res

Even if you could make prostitution go away by making it illegal -- you cannot, otherwise we woundn't have this discussion --, you go a tad far by making it responsible for broken families, STDs, domestic violence and child abuse. All these things you'd have. With of without prostitution. These are issues of the human condition, not something that can be magicked away by prohibiting the act of sexual intercourse for economic benefits. It just doesn't work. There have been many moral and religious campaigns to make prostitution illegal. And still we have broken families, STDs, domestic violence, child abuse, etc. As for the dehumanizing effect of sexual intercourse; you might be on to something. But sex is a strange thing that cannot really be understood by thinking very hard about it. So; some very independent women like to be degraded during sex, so do some men. This is just part of the spectrum. As long as everybody involved consents, I don't see the problem.