There are several studies that show the increase in trafficking. But beyond that, what other reasons are there against it? There really aren't many good reasons to keep it illegal, are there? I mean, besides people who have moral problems with it. They would not want to see their daughter subjected to forced sex work. The average age for a prostitute to start working is thirteen. Approximately 85% of sex workers reported being victims of sexual violence or abuse of their children. Those statistics are about illegal prostitution. If we could put a system in place, we could prevent the buying and selling of