Ten reasons why legalizing prostitution will benefit society

1. Decreased violence towards sex workers
2. Required STI prevention and detection
3. Opportunities to rehabilitate sex workers
4. Decrease in human trafficking
5. Elimination of the pimp/prostitute dynamic
6. Access to social welfare programs for sex workers
7. Access to police assistance without fear of arrest
8. Better working conditions for sex workers
9. Decriminalization of sex workers at a human level
10. Decreasing the shame and humiliation sex workers face