• Swordgeek@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    So many incorrect assumptions in this single question.

    First off, Roe v. Wade didn’t establish absolute autonomy over the body, only protected the right to legal abortion.

    Secondly, how about men? One could argue that they’ve had all the bodily autonomy that they could hope for, but prostitution in the US is still illegal. Except that that’s not entirely true - because Nevada.

    The government has the authority to govern and establish laws. If they decree that prostitution is illegal, than it’s not really a question of bodily autonomy as much as it is about business law.

    You can’t legally sell heroin on the street. You can’t take someone else’s car. And you can’t sell your body for sex.