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Prostitution: Prohibit or Legalize? Both Sides of the Debate  

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Prostitution: Prohibit or Legalize? Both Sides of the Debate Introduction The debate over prostitution is one that divides feminists into two groups: the Radical Feminists who want prostitution abolished, and the Liberal Feminists who would like to see prostitution decriminalized, and normalized in our society. Scott Anderson (2002) describes in his essay the strong and weak points of both the radical feminists' and the liberals' arguments, with the most positive emphasis on the radical feminists position for abolishing the institution. Nick Larson's account of prostitution (2001) is much more objective than Anderson's, but he points out that decriminalizing prostitution, and transforming it into a "viable service-related occupation" (2001:62), would have many health and safety benefits for the prostitute. Both Larson and Dr. Maggie O'Neill (1996) would like to see brothel-keeping laws removed, so that women can work in environments with health and safety standards, and also for the protection that would come...

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