Quote Originally Posted by Philipvs Vallindervs Calicvla View Post

There's a siesmic shift in making such an inherrently seedy and morally ambiguous proffession legal and legitimate - it ceses to be seen as a form of abuse, which is a big part of why it was made illegal to begin with.
I think you are conflating prostitution and abuse. The two can be separated, and often are.