Legal prostitution still poses problems: Your Say

Last week, Amnesty International joined other human rights groups calling for the decriminalization of prostitution to help ensure the safety of the people in the industry. Comments from Facebook are edited for clarity and grammar:

I do not see how decriminalizing prostitution would affect the real issue, which is the human trafficking and the sexual exploitation of minors. I believe it would actually increase these problems.

— Brian DeShazer

All this does is remove the penalties for those who practice it and promote it.

— Andrew Gordinier

This is about getting pimps out of the picture and allowing the workers more control over their own profession.

We should stop worrying about other people’s bodies. If prostitution is legalized and regulated, it is healthy for the professional, the john and the public in general.

— Stacie Lynam

Saying legalization of prostitution would help only the promoters of it is the same as saying the states that legalized marijuana are only benefiting the drug cartels.

Once you legalize something, the black market should shrink. It’s not rocket science here.

— Michael Thomas

Prohibition denies consenting adults, while paving the way for the black market and exploitation of minors.

— Joe Smith

Many politicians are prostitutes. They do anything for a contribution. If that is legal, then why shouldn’t sex for money be legal?

— Dave Bach