The following was contributed by Cristina Cevallos. Children as young as five years old are receiving this information; they will grow up believing that prostitution is normal, when in reality, it is not just another career path. To judge whether a job is worthy or not, we must not determine if the wage is fair but also what the person does to obtain it.
In these acts, there is no morality, no connection, no intimacy, no valuing of the other person, no expression of love, only immediate physical satisfaction. This produces a distorted view of the human being. Unlike animals, human sexuality is not reduced to the satisfaction of an instinct, but is the highest expression of corporal and affective donation. In prostitution, one person buys another to satisfy his or her instincts.
Clients dehumanize prostitutes because they see them as sexual objects who must do whatever they please. They nullify their dignity by treating them as a means to an end. You have the power, you can demand unquestionable obedience. Well yes, and many have already realized that.
In fact, the European Union has stated that prostitution is a form of slavery incompatible with human dignity and fundamental human rights. There is no right that allows us to treat people as things.
If the Law is based on human dignity, it cannot promote activities in which people are reduced to objects with no margin of personal intimacy, even when they have voluntarily given their consent. The fact that an action is done freely with consent does not mean that it is right or that it benefits society and should therefore be protected by the Law.
