Prostitution is defined as the act or practice of engaging in promiscuous sexual relations especially for money. Legalizing prostitution now will reap many benefits. One of the benefits is that it would reduce STDs, HIV and AIDS. Legalizing prostitution could also help the economy drastically. Another benefit that legalizing prostitution has is that it would reduce the rate of sexually related crimes such as rape. Opponents believe that legalizing prostitution would lead to increases in sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS, global human trafficking, and violent crime including rape and homicide (“Prostitution”). Despite these opponents’ arguments, prostitution must be legalized now.