History of Feminism

People conflate prostitution with trafficking because it's easier to win an argument against trafficking than an argument against willing prostitution.

It also coincides with their primary concern: forced prostitution/trafficking - they are more concerned about coerced women than willing prostitutes.

Removal of caveats in studies results in overstating the problem. Which then leads to a government response like "Pentameter Two" in the UK, which found a tiny number of women who wanted the free flight home.

That gets into difficult areas, such as the large number of women Pentameter Two found who were from South America and other impoverished areas who were indeed hauled to the UK to be prostitutes - The definition of trafficking. But they knew what they were getting into, and were choosing prostitution in another country as a "least bad" option. Which is why the vast majority of women they found wanted to stay in the UK and keep working as prostitutes.

Now, we should work towards a society where people aren't choosing between "least bad" options. Until we get there, having prostitutes operate within a black market has no benefits. For the prostitute, the "johns", or the neighbors. Get it into the light where regulation can offer protection.