Phil 347 paper.docx PHIL 347 On Why Sex Work Should Be Decriminalized PHIL 347 â C

phil 347 paper.docx    PHIL 347  On Why Sex Work Should Be Decriminalized   PHIL 347 – Chamberlain College of Nursing   Abstract   As an abundant amount of social, political, and economic outcry for the legalization of sex work grows, the profession  – or as its popular nomenclature calls it ‘prostitution – ,  has seen a genuine shift in recent years towards tolerating, if not altogether embracing, the idea of decriminalizing sex work altogether. On a global scale, sex work has an ancient history interwoven within the memory of many countries. Given the varied nature of public opinion on sex work and its legitimacy as a profession across the globe, in this article we will focus on sex work in the United States and the arguments that exist for supporting its legalization. While global sources might be cited to further support the legitimacy of sex work as a profitable profession, focusing on sex work in America will place a magnifying glass over a tumultuous network of workers who exist at a dangerous juxtaposition within Americas economic and social framework. Ultimately, the fundamental argument will always be that voluntary and consensual sex work should be legalized. As an industry, it generates billions, and as a profession it is arguably the oldest of its kind. As American history has often shown it is also not the profession itself that makes sex work dangerous, but the very act of criminalization in itself that poses the largest threat and thus, with the proper steps taken to decri