In correlation to legalizing prostitution in order to create safer working environments, sex workers should also be allowed to regulate their work on their own, too. In her article, Bell explains that prostitutes, "...should have the right to unionize, and should be able to choose whether they work on their own, in groups, or with managers" (Bell 1). By sex workers being able to choose who their clients are, they are less likely to be attacked since they could do background research on clients before their meetings. If police properly monitored interactions between the prostitute and client, then there would not be violent acts against the workers. Even with managers, sex workers should choose if they work on their own or with a manager so
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With sex work, many people believe that by allowing prostitution to occur legally, it could lead to an outbreak of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). This accusation has been proved to not be true. In 1980, Rhode Island had unintentionally legalized prostitution and in 2003, a criminal case brought attention to this, which was later corrected in 2009. During those six years when the public noticed prostitution was legal, it was found that the number of rapes decreased by thirty-one percent while the gonorrhea infection amongst women had also decreased by thirty-nine percent (Haltiwanger). For those who believe legal prostitution leads to outbreaks of STDs, it was evident through the United States' history that it had a better effect from its legalization. Rape had declined and so did an infectious disease since sex workers were allowed to work openly with whoever they wanted without fear of losing income or being arrested. Sex workers were given the chance to take care of their bodies and choose clients who were also healthy, which was the result of legalizing prostitution. The public's health could be improved tremendously if more people could engage in sex willingly with people who are clean of sexually transmitted diseases, like gonorrhea. Even rape had declined along with the STD, which is also beneficial for the people in the United
With sex work, many people believe that by allowing prostitution to occur legally, it could lead to an outbreak of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). This accusation has been proved to not be true. In 1980, Rhode Island had unintentionally legalized prostitution and in 2003, a criminal case brought attention to this, which was later corrected in 2009. During those six years when the public noticed prostitution was legal, it was found that the number of rapes decreased by thirty-one percent while the gonorrhea infection amongst women had also decreased by thirty-nine percent (Haltiwanger). For those who believe legal prostitution leads to outbreaks of STDs, it was evident through the United States' history that it had a better effect from its legalization. Rape had declined and so did an infectious disease since sex workers were allowed to work openly with whoever they wanted without fear of losing income or being arrested. Sex workers were given the chance to take care of their bodies and choose clients who were also healthy, which was the result of legalizing prostitution. The public's health could be improved tremendously if more people could engage in sex willingly with people who are clean of sexually transmitted diseases, like gonorrhea. Even rape had declined along with the STD, which is also beneficial for the people in the United