Can you say "supply and demand" ? Goood...I knew you could. yes boys and girls this is a basic driving factor of our economy. As long as there is a demand for prostitution there will be someone willing to supply it.
No matter how morally opposed we may be to the practice, only a naive fool would think it's going to go away no matter what laws are made and enforced. Think prohibition here. All the laws do is make it hazardous for the women involved. If you explore the issue without emotion and look to the models where it's legal and where it is not it is undeniable that the women in legal settings have a better life than those in an illegal setting. Any statements to the contrary are either pure speculation or emotional pleas against the morality of the practice.
I think we can all agree that the majority of women in this situation are victims, however it is also evident that criminalizing the practice makes the lives of these women worse. Don't get me wrong....making it legal will not make it a safe, rewarding and healthy profession. It will however be safer, more fiscally supportive of the women (instead of the pimps) and healthier (yeeesh ..just think of the health insurance premiums for this one :shock
I think both society and the women in question would benefit from the legalization.