Series 1 Episode 7 : Legality of Prostitution.

-REBUTTALS Con starts off with 'Ok, first off, STDS can be spread rapidly during prostitution, and unwanted pregnancies can lead to abortion.' I have already addressed the issue of STD's , in R2 . 'If prostitution was legal we could regulate the market in ways to make prostitution safer such as require prostitutes every couple of years to test for STD's. ' . The debate is not over abortion , I would like to point out that not everybody considers abortion morally wrong and that additionally it is likely for business owners to require their prostitutes to use contraception as why would a business owner want to loose a worker through their pregnancy? surely not every prostitute would have an abortion nor would many prostitutes want to get infected with a disease or get pregnant. If there would be enough support the government could introduce a regulation telling all prostitutes to use contraception although I wouldn't support this . An online doctor-adviser says this about prostitutes in Amsterdam - 'Yes, I'm sure that a visit to the GUM would be a good idea. However, having once gone to a medical seminar about the working girls in Amsterdam I can tell you that in my opinion they are the cleanest sex workers in the world. They can get a condom on a guy even if he doesn't know they're doing it! And your friends are right about them being tested regularly.' Read more: http://www.netdoctor.co.uk... Referring back to what I said in R2 - ' A sexual act between one person and another in which one person agrees to pay for the service is a voluntarily relationship , a contract . It is possible for one of the people included in the act to end up with an STD this is however the result of the person being irresponsible and choosing to have sex and taking that risk. It is my opinion that we should stop making excuses for irresponsible behaviour as this is counter-productive . Unless my opponent also advocates for people not being aloud to eat foods that contain high-fat , high-sugar and high-salt content he cannot make the argument that we should not legalise prostitution because of the spread of STD's . Not mentioning the fact that if there was a legal market for prostitution it would be safer than the current one. ' I think I made a very valid argument there that you did not take into account when typing up your own argument . Volenti non fit injuria - It is an old principle that states if someone willingly chooses to do something that may result in harm then he cannot blame others for the harm being done . 'This defies morality, and sex should be between loving, consenting adults, ' You did not back up your argument with evidence , it is a baseless assertion . You do not have the right to tell others (consenting adults) who they can engage in a voluntarily relationship with such as a sexual one nor do you have the right to steal taxpayers money and spend it on something useless such as fighting prostitution . ' No man will have sex with a pregnant lady, so that drains her livelihood.' Volenti non fit injuria - It was her choice , she was being irresponsible and now has to pay for it . ' so i not only have made my case, but regrettably had to rebut my opponent in the process, sorry about that. Your move. Good luck' I don't see where my opponent has refuted any of my arguments .