Should Prostitution be Legal?
January 24, 2023
Should Prostitution be Legal?
Governments and citizens around the world continue to debate: Should Prostitution be Legal?
FACT: When the purchase of sex, brothel keeping, and pimping are made legal, the demand for commercial sex increases, causing a rise in sex trafficking.
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