So facts backed by data is drivel to you?
What facts? What data?
"Since we know that prostitution always harms women..."
Yes, we all actually agree with this and are incredulous fools for ever doubting such a thoroughly researched fact sheet.
"In other words, buying a woman would be the social and legal equivalent to buying toilet paper."
Whoa! This massively supported fact really does put me in my place!
"Almost everyone in prostitution was raped as a child before she got into it. Incest and rape are boot camp for prostitution."
"By the time licensing, policing, and other state-paid tasks are performed, most counties with legal brothels barely break even."
Where's the data for this?
"Legalization increases child prostitution."
Evidence?
"Most women in prostitution end up there only because other options are not available."
In legal prostitution? This paper seems to conflate legal and illegal prostitution to try and make it's points.
"It is often paid rape."
Arguable.
"It is intrinsically harmful and traumatic."
Is this an example of a fact backed by data?
"Pimps are simply not going to hand over the massive profits that they make from the business of sexual exploitation."
Wait. I thought that after all the taxes and so forth, they barely break even. Now they have "massive profits"?
"A 1999 Swedish law describes prostitution as a human rights violation against women."
Which law?
"Legal prostitution is state-sponsored prostitution. "
When the first sentence is completely wrong and reeks of political opiniating, do we nee[d] to go further ?
Newp.
Well sure it's a fact sheet. A whle lot of the paragraphs are preceded by "Fact:". What more could you possibly need? Nobody would put the word "Fact" in front of a lie, would they?
No, you're right! I apologize unreservedly for my rash and hasty rush to judge this air-tight fact sheet.
But it is. In fact I would go even further and say that it's legalized rape.
In any case I have to wonder if this is a skeptic's forum at times. Here we have people that in one breath will talk about how they're all about equality and human/women's rights and in that same breath turn around and say that prostitution should not be illegal. What? Am I the only one who sees the contradiction?
Usually one waits until later in a thread before condescendingly mocking people who question evidence submitted for backing up one's assertions.
If money weren't in the equation, how many of those women would be willing to let perfect strangers have sex with them? And let's make no mistake, that's exactly we're talking about here. Women being required to perform acts that they wouldn't be normally comfortable doing with people they normally wouldn't be comfortable doing it with.
That isn't about sex, it's about power. You know, like rape.
Maybe someone can clarify, but I thought that part of the "better-ness" of legalized prostitution was the ability of the prostitute to you know... say no to particular people who are requesting their services. I wonder if this perception is due to prostitution being mainly illegal in practically every part of the world. I mean, if a restaurant can legally eject a customer because of their massive BO (and they can), why would it be any different for prostitution?
), alcohol up to the maximum of four beers, and a taxi home. But that's all 
