Prostitution is one of the oldest professions in the world. This petition's aim is to legalize that prostitution by urging congressmen to propose and ratify a bill that will make sex work legal and regulated.

Over 60,000 people are arrested each year for prostitution. (Bureau of Justice, 2015). This system of illegality creates an unsafe and unequal system that stigmatizes and exploits sex workers.

Legalization would greatly impact public health as well as public safety. It would decrease human trafficking, the spread of STD's, and violence against workers.

An added bonus for legalization would be the increase in tax revenue, which the current legal brothels in Nevada have actually asked to pay.

Even Amnesty International, one of the most repsected human right's organizations, says "We have seen evidence to suggest that the criminalization of sex work leads to social marginalization and an increased risk of human rights abuses against sex workers. The evidence also suggests that decriminalization could be the best means to protect the rights of sex workers and ensure that these individuals receive adequate medical care, legal assistance and police protection."

Sex work has been stigmatized in this country, and that is not fair. It would be better for everyone and safer if we all voted for the legalization.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hTVKhwNLos

http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/14/us/lamar-odom-nevada-brothels/