This position holds that prostitution should be fully decriminalised, treated like any other profession. It argues that decriminalisation protects sex workers, lets them unionise, relieves stigma, and respects sex work as the worker's own choice — and that selling sex is not inherently wrong.
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- Sex Work is the choice of the Sex WorkerSex workers should be allowed to make the choice to work in prostitution.
- Prostitution is no different from other capitalist exploitationUnder the Marxist perspective, in a capitalist system the majority of jobs involve selling the body through the sale of labour.
- Decriminalisation protects sex workersDecriminalisation of prostitution ensures that sex workers can access assistance to promote safety.
- Prostitution can help women celebrate their sexualityProstitution can enable sex workers to reclaim their own sexualities.
- Decriminalisation enables sex workers to unioniseSex work is work, and sex workers, like any other members of society are entitled to safe working environments. Decriminalisation would enable an independent body to provide union support to sex workers and help to regulate industry standards. This is possibly a better alternative than to give authority to the government on the circumstances in which sex work can be legal as it removes the idea that the selling of sexual labour is inherently problematic.
- The sale of sex is not inherently impermissibleThere is no inherent reason that the sale of sex is different to the sale of any good.
- Decriminalisation would relieve prostitution's stigmaBy decriminalising prostitution, we can eliminate the stigma attached to prostitution.