The usual argument relies on: "On average, countries with legalized prostitution report a greater incidence of human trafficking inflows."[1] The increased de

The usual argument relies on: "On average, countries with legalized prostitution report a greater incidence of human trafficking inflows."[1] The increased demand for sex work in the wake of legalization results in more people forced into involuntary sex work, despite the presence of legally-protected sex workers. [1] https://papers.ssrn.co/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1986065 https://papers.ssrn.co/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1986065