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| | A study by Dr. Melissa Farley points out the following statistics: | | A study by Dr. Melissa Farley points out the following statistics: |
| | * 78% of 55 women who sought help in 1991 from the Council for Prostitution Alternatives in Portland, Oregon reported being raped an average of 16 times a year by pimps, and were raped 33 times a year by johns. | | * 78% of 55 women who sought help in 1991 from the Council for Prostitution Alternatives in Portland, Oregon reported being raped an average of 16 times a year by pimps, and were raped 33 times a year by johns. |
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| − | However, this is a flawed arguement because there are no pimps in areas like Nevada where prostitution is legal. Therefor legalizing prostitution would prevent things like this.
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| | * 73% reported having experienced physical assault in prostitution. | | * 73% reported having experienced physical assault in prostitution. |
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| − | Once again, this only happens when prostitution is illegal because the john knows that the prostitute can not report him without turning himself in.
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| | * 72% were currently or formerly homeless. | | * 72% were currently or formerly homeless. |
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| − | This does not prove that postitute is a victim. all it proves is that prostitution provides income for the poor.
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| | * 92% stated that they wanted to escape prostitution immediately. | | * 92% stated that they wanted to escape prostitution immediately. |
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| − | In Las Vegas, you can quit your job any day. Whereas, in areas where it is illegal, a prostitute would run the risk of being assulted and
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| | * 75% of women in escort prostitution had attempted [[suicide]]. | | * 75% of women in escort prostitution had attempted [[suicide]]. |
| | * 67% meet diagnostic criteria for [[post-traumatic stress disorder]]. | | * 67% meet diagnostic criteria for [[post-traumatic stress disorder]]. |
| − | * Estimates of the prevalence of incest among prostitutes range from 65% to 90%. The Council for Prostitution Alternatives 10 found that 8% of their prostitute clients reported a history of sexual abuse in childhood, while 70% reported incest.<ref>[http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/node/7031/print Reproductive Health Reality Check: Far from a Victimless Crime]</ref> | + | * Estimates of the prevalence of incest among prostitutes range from 65% to 90%. The Council for Prostitution Alternatives 10 found that 85% of their prostitute clients reported a history of sexual abuse in childhood, while 70% reported incest.<ref>[http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/node/7031/print Reproductive Health Reality Check: Far from a Victimless Crime]</ref> |
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| | == Prostitution in the Old Testament == | | == Prostitution in the Old Testament == |