Should Prostitution be Legal? ProCon.org Investigates the Selling of Sex with New Website

Santa Monica, Calif. (PRWEB) May 14, 2007 -- ProCon.org launched its 10th website today, Prostitution ProCon.org (www.prostitutionprocon.org), to bring much needed clarity and balance to the debate over prostitution.

The world's oldest profession is treated as just another job in countries like New Zealand where it is legal. Other countries such as Iran consider it a crime punishable by death. Prostitution is illegal in the United States except in one state, Nevada, which permits individual counties to decide for themselves whether to legalize prostitution. So far, 11 counties have opted for legalization.

To help unravel the pros and cons of legalizing prostitution, ProCon.org examines all the surrounding issues, including: human trafficking, AIDS, brothels, red light districts, rape, violence, slavery, economics, religion, morality, and more.

Prostitution ProCon.org features over 200 expert sources from Presidential hopefuls Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Clinton to Ann Landers, Heidi Fleiss, Susan B. Anthony, and the ACLU.

The Managing Editor, Kamy Akhavan, remarked on the project:

"The issue of legalizing prostitution comes up in debates year after year. When we tried to learn more about the issue, we found inaccurate data, biased presentations, hard to follow academic reports, and a general lack of reliable information on which to base an informed opinion. We were frustrated by the lack of info, and we thought that most people probably felt the same way. After 6 months of full-time research, we completed our Prostitution ProCon.org website. It is free, fair, and easy to use. Finally."

Some featured content areas include:
* Top 10 Pros and Cons on Prostitution
* Federal, State, and Nevada County Laws on Prostitution
* Comparison of Prostitution Laws in 26 Countries

Strange but true facts that appear on our website include:
* In Japan, prostitution is illegal, but selling oral sex is legal.
* In Sweden, selling sex is legal, but paying for sex is illegal.
* Medieval lawyer, Johannes Teutonicus, defined a prostitute as a woman who has had sex with more than 23,000 men.

For more information visit Prostitution ProCon.org or contact the Managing Editor.

About ProCon.org
ProCon.org is a nonpartisan, nonprofit 501(c)(3) public benefit corporation whose purpose is to inform the public about controversial issues using facts, news, and hundred of diverse opinions in a pro-con format.

Prior pro-con topics include medical marijuana, the war in Iraq, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, electronic voting machines, euthanasia, and others.

Upcoming pro-con topics for 2007 (and their launch dates) include Milk (September 17), 2008 Presidential Candidates (October 22), and Immigration (November 1).

For more information, visit About ProCon.org

Contact: Kamy Akhavan
Managing Editor, ProCon.org
www.procon.org
233 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 200
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Tel: 310-587-1407
Fax: 310-393-2471

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