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From: carroll@cs.uiuc.edu (Alan M. Carroll)
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Subject: Re: Can we sell our bodies and our rights?
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Date: 28 Oct 90 22:47:05 GMT
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In article <9010261655.AA05142@cobalt.cco.caltech.edu>, morphy@cobalt.cco.caltech.EDU (Jones Maxime Murphy) writes:
> I believe that that to some extent is the rationale for proscriptions
> against prostitution, although those proscriptions also have a basis
> in prudery as well.
 
> Should women be unable to rent their vaginas in one context, but be
> free to do so in another (barring Caesarian surrogacy, of course)? I
> think not.

I think that a person's body belongs to them, whether the person is male
or female.  A question I would have for you is, is it ok for a female to
have sex with any consenting partner?  Assuming you answer yes, why does it
become wrong when money is exchanged?  How is having sex that much different
than some other physical service?  Isn't (for instance) being a cleaning
person "selling" one's body?  I believe that prostitution should be legal,
for males and females.