Prostitution is Moral, Despite a Few Arguments Against It

Prostitution is Moral, Despite a Few Arguments Against It
Introduction
There are several things that have always created controversy in society. One of the oldest professions in the world is also one of the most controversial. It has been part of the world’s culture for several centuries. This has been due to man’s desire for sexual satisfaction and adventure. Prostitution is the provision of sexual services at a fee. Prostitution has often split opinions hinging on its morality, with much of the debate being about delivering the services out of self-will or necessity. The morality of prostitution is also subjective, depending on which perspective one takes, either the provider's side or the recipient's. Prostitution is moral, despite a few arguments against it.
Prostitution is Moral.
The issue of morality in prostitution is quite complex and, in most cases, biased against it. On a fair platform, however, prostitution is moral. It is essential to understand the ethics of prostitution first to understand its definition. Prostitution is sex for hire between consenting individuals. These are individuals who have the free will to make decisions in line with the same. This is perfectly moral in itself. They have not been coerced into it nor found themselves in it as a result of intoxication. There is an offer, an acceptance of the offer and consent to the deeds. While looking at prostitution in this manner, what prostitutes need is not saving but understanding. It is also worth noting that while they might overlap at times, there is a very clear line between prostitution and trafficking.
The morality of prostitution hinges on the realistic nature of it. A woman engages in prostitution for a reason. With the economic demands of life and society, one needs to have a source of income. As initially noted, prostitution is one of the oldest professions. Women have engaged in it as a source of income. In the earlier centuries and in economies with little to no job creation, poor women embraced prostitution as a form of income-generating activity. In essence, it was through prostitution that they were able to sustain themselves and their families. Clearly, prostitution was a means to an end (Abumere, 2019). It is also worth noting that in the present age, prostitution is not just about women offering their bodies for the sexual satisfaction of men; it also involves men doing the same too. There are male prostitutes in it, too, clear evidence that prostitution is growing and diversifying.
Prostitution is ‘work’ just like those people who wake up in the morning to go to their respective workplaces. It does not exploit the nature of humanity in a way that is fundamentally different to the typical forms of labour. It is, therefore, quite in line with a normal job (Herlinger, 2017). There is no wrongful use of one's body since the term 'wrongful' is subjective as well. Ethically, distinguishing right from wrong depends on the pleasure or pain generated. In this case, there is the essence of pleasure for the client and willful provision by the woman. This means that, generally, pleasure is generated. Camus (1955) further notes that the only serious philosophical and hence, ethical problem is the end of life through ...