If they weren't paid a lot you wouldn't have a problem since these women would just go and work at McDonalds instead to earn their money. And if they remain in

If they weren't paid a lot you wouldn't have a problem since these women would just go and work at McDonalds instead to earn their money. And if they remain in poverty even when being paid a lot they either work very few hours or they spend it on luxury goods like clothes or trips. Edit: Anyway, the argument isn't that prostitutes are victims because there is a lot of violence related to the profession. The argument is usually that it is inhumane to subject a woman to involuntary sex, so women accepting money to have sex they otherwise wouldn't is seen as a bad thing for the woman even under perfect conditions. That is the main argument why sex work should be illegal, everything else can be fixed but that can't ever be fixed no matter how much you improve surroundings. I don't agree with that view, but that is what you are up against.