Prostitution should be legalized

My adversary kind of kept this short so I will as well. Consensual SexThis is something the government should not be able to regulate the actual act of. In all honesty prostitution happens openly in a majority of relationships. Has your girlfriend ever told you that if you behave good or take her somewhere, you may get a surprise? This by its definition is an act of prostitution. It is a receiving sex for an action that was committed. Consensual Sex at its core is sex entered into by mutual consent without formalization by document or ceremony[1]I mean think about it, every time we have sex we are doing it for pleasure. We are having sex with someone in hopes they will satisfy us with pleasure in return. This can even at its core be argued and claimed to be prostitution. The motive for sex is irrelevant as long as both people are consenting. Regulation on Prostitution itselfWhile the government has no right to regulate who you have sex with and what you have sex for, they can regulate the business side of it. While most people who are prostitutes are doing so in private, if this were regulated it could help prevent illness such as aids and STDS.Ever since we can think of prostitution has been around, even in medieval times. The main point of this contention is saying we can not stop it. If it is always going to be in here and is on the line of being legal already by definition, why not just reduce the effects and risks of it?There would be avenues where people could get tested for STDS and HIVS and be subjected to preventive care. This also reduces the risk of clients receiving STDS and can help stop the spread of some of them at the core. "These laws [criminalizing acts associated with prostitution], and the way in which they’re enforced, push sex workers into situations that put their health and safety at risk, and leave them open to stigma and discrimination, violence, and possible exposure to HIV." [2] says Glenn Betteridge Senior Analyst for the HIV/AIDS legal network in Canada. Priscilla Alexander co founder of the National Task force on prostitution says this"For HIV/AIDS prevention to succeed, the conditions of risk have to change. The context – legal, social, economic – of sex work has to change, with repeal of criminal laws, access to visas and work permits, freedom of movement and association, and occupational safety and health regulations, to reduce the imposition of risk from above. Until then, it will be heroic, strong individuals that can insist on safe behaviors, leaving those who are less heroic, those who are more timid and afraid, to suffer the consequences of the context of risk." [3] Decrease in Sex CrimesThere is a high possibility that by legalizing prostitution, it will reduce the amount of sexual assaults and crimes that happen. Most people feel the need to be in control whom commit rape and other violent acts, opening up legal prostitution is a way for people whom have a different side to get into activities such as SNM and other types of off the board sexual related intercourse. Some studies even shown that rape would decrease up to 25 percent or even decrease by 25,000 rapes per year. [4]ConclusionProstitution is an act of sex. Sex is legal by all means and the motivation for sex should not be controlled by the government. By legalizing payment for sex it would help reduces STDS, HIVS, and other illnesses. It would also help reduce sexual crimes such as rape. In essence if two adults are consenting and want to have sex, why they have sex should not be considered a crime. [1] http://www.thefreedictionary.com...[2] http://www.aidslaw.ca...[3] http://www.bayswan.org...[4] http://www.independent.org...