Singer's Argument: The Case For Legalizing Sex Work
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Argument: The Case for Legalizing Sex Work
The main conclusion of this argument is: governments should repeal laws criminalizing the exchange of sex for money by consenting adults.
Sub Argument (a)
1. When sex work is illegal, it is much riskier for sex workers to complain to authorities when they are enslaved, beaten or cheated.
2. When sex work is illegal, sex workers are not covered by standard features of the labour market including insurance, occupational health and safety measures and rules of fair trading
> Legalizing sex work will improve health and safety of sex workers.
Evaluation of Sub Argument (a)
Premise (1) is true as sex workers do face the risk of being arrested or not taken seriously and are thus less likely to report…show more content… Since sub-arguments (a), (b) and (c) are unsound, the premises are not established. Therefore, Singer’s argument is unsound.
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