Prostitution is a form of sexual exploitation and violence against women and girls. It is an exploitative system that commodifies, objectifies and dehumanizes women, men and children who are being sold within the system. Decriminalization of which will serve as a gift to pimps, traffickers and those who benefit in prostitution. Thus, it would adversely affect not only to the prostituted person but to the community as a whole. Decriminalization of prostitution promotes sex trafficking for it does not control the sex industry. It only expands it. A study has found that countries where prostitution is made legal experience larger reported human trafficking inflows than countries in which prostitution is criminalize. The said study analysed for a cross section up to 150 countries, specifically focusing on countries that legalized prostitution, such as Germany, Denmark and Sweden. According to the results, legalized prostitution led to the expansion of the prostitution market, increasing human trafficking. In Germany, which legalized prostitution in 2002, showed a sharp increase …show more content…
In Netherlands, a 2007 government report found that “the prostitutes’ emotional well-being is now lower than in 2001 on all measured aspects, and the use of sedatives has increased.” In Australia, the government admitted in 2010 that people in prostitution continued to face stigma and discrimination, despite prostitution now being legal. In Senegal, a 2010 report found that a large majority of women in prostitution did not to register as they fear stigma from the public and harassment from the police. Women in prostitution are considered social outcasts. In New Zealand, report noted that “despite decriminalisation, the social stigma surrounding involvement in the sex industry continues” and “abuse and harassment of street-based sex workers by drunken members of the public is