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Why We Should Decriminalize Prostitution

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New York City is considering decriminalizing prostitution—and it’s a long time coming.

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Prostitution is not necessarily something you want to bring up at your local feminist meeting, unless you’re trying to start a war. Perhaps the only common ground on the issue is the view that women should not be made into criminals for a crime in which they are the only...

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