Christelle Bangsi PHL 126-01 11/08/12 Abstract on Prostitution Paper Even though prostitution is one of the oldest professions

in the history of the earth, there are still a lot of people who believe it to be morally and legally wrong to sell ones body for monetary or any other kind of compensation. Despite a few horror stories-which I might add, happen in a lot of other professions- something has to be said for prostitution being an upfront, commercial transaction in nature; you know exactly what you are getting yourself into. It has been legalized in a lot of European countries, even nearby Canada, and in Germany there are actually agencies that provide sexual; services to the disabled. Furthermore, remember Pornography is just about legal because every attempt to infringe it is thought to be a violation of freedom of speech, but this is pretty much an act involving videotaped sex accessible for free over the internet at anytime and by anyone. This makes it seem like there is a double standard over the Sex industry. Lastly, it has been argued that the real moral dilemma over prostitution is appalling conditions of the job- like a lack of autonomy for the woman or lack of a fair wage-, not the mature of the job. Based on these and a lot of other arguments, there therefore is a lot to think about before making prostitution legal in the U.S. Sources Yolanda Estes. Moral Reflection on Prostitution, Essays in Philosophy Volume 2 Issue 1. Julia Davidson, The Rights and Wrongs of Prostitution, Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy 17.2 page 84-98. Jon Perry and Jen Taylor, The Sex Trade, Philosophy Talk.