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From: dwp@willett.pgh.pa.US (Doug Philips)
Newsgroups: soc.feminism
Subject: Re: Legalization of Prostitution (bodies & rights)
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Date: 7 Nov 90 15:35:15 GMT
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In <1990Nov1.173135.727@vax5.cit.cornell.edu>, w25y@vax5.cit.cornell.edu writes:

> This may not apply directly to the case of someone selling sex
> vountarily, but it indicates that the role of consent in sex is
> considered more important than in other activities.
>
> A similar comparison might be made between someone driven to
> prostitution by economic necessity and someone who has no choice but
> to write COBOL programs; the former case is considered a much greater
> tragedy.

When Cuba offered prostitutes training in "other" job skills, there
weren't many prostitutes left.  Unfortunately I've lost my source for
this info, could someone out there that does have it post or mail it
to me?

-Doug