Originally posted by Curtis
"While you may be right about the incidence of STDs in North America and Western Europe, in the Balkans, India and most of sub-Saharan Africa rates of HIV infection run nearly 100% among prostitutes.

Finally, I think you're probably right about how the feminists of the 70s feel about prostitution, but the 'new age' feminists, with their 'Grrl power', seem to believe that feminism is all about taking charge of your sexuality. If that's really the case, shouldn't they be in favor of legalized protitution? Or wouldn't they consider prostitution to be an expression of sexuality? Maybe they would consider it to be a business.
Yes, I was referring to the STD rates in the US, which is the only area for which I had information.

The major feminist organizations, such as NOW, are still opposed to prostitution. Of course it's a business. The trouble is that it's now an illegal business, so the workers have no protection under the law. This leaves them open to exploitation by pimps, dangerous and non-paying clients, and arrest or further exploitation by police. Certainly it would be a better situation if it was not illegal.