Does decriminalization of prostitution eliminate pimps?
No, this argument is based on the assumption that prostitution is labor. Prostitution is not labor, it is a violation of human rights. It is often paid rape. It is intrinsically harmful and traumatic. For almost everyone in it, prostitution is about not having any other educational and job options to choose from. Most women in prostitution end up there as a last-ditch survival maneuver. They do not have stable housing, they urgently need money to support children or pay for school, and they often have limited or no education. Imagine this scenario: Vocational Rehab counselors recommending that women learn how to prostitute as a way of supporting themselves. That occurred in New Zealand where prostitution was decriminalized. In Germany, a woman who applied for welfare benefits was told to apply for work in a legal brothel first.
