Legalizing Prostitution.

So far this is what I have come up with for the group final.

Part One: "Literature Review"

So far I have found one good source for our project. Pretty much all information on the site is cited correctly and many of them are from academic sources.

http://www.liberator.net/articles/prostitution.html

Part Two: "The Argument"

*rough outline*


1. Evaluation: Problems with having Prostitution Illegal in the U.S.

          I. Promotes and/or supplies Crime
                     -Trafficking
                     -Drug use
                     -Rape, Incest etc...
                     -"Pimps"
                     -Money generated to criminal organizations

          II. Social Problems
                      -Stigma
                      -Transmission of venereal diseases such as HIV
                      -Issue of morality, right v wrong, or argument based on religious grounds

          III. Definition itself
                       -What is the meaning of "Prostitution" itself?

2. Proposal: Institutionalizing/Legalizing Prostitution in the U.S (Consider if we should legalize just by state laws (Michigan), or legalizing at a federal (U.S) level.

           I. Legalizing Prostitution in Mich or U.S would solve many problems
                         -By institutionalizing prostitution, income would be generated for the state or federal government
                         -Reduce drug use and some crimes
                         -By legalizing prostitution, you would require "Prostitutes" to do mandatory health visits thus preventing and or reducing the spread of venereal diseases.
                          -By legalizing prostitution, it will reduce stigma and be introduced as a actual job or profession.
                          -Having legal rules, definitions, laws regarding "Prostitution," it will become a more concrete item in society, (becomes less of a vague term).


Some things to consider:


-Many countries have already legalized Prostitution such as Germany, Netherlands, Nevada (legalized at a state level) etc...

Connect it to our proposal and say how it has solved certain issues.

*statistics & facts* http://prostitution.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=000772

-Historical/Religious grounds
           -Issue of morality
                    arguments - someone shouldn't pay someone for sex. It is ethically or religiously wrong.
                                    - sex should not be sold as an object, it is more than that.