Why don't governments legalize or regulate prostitution?

But states that legalize prostitution can require sex workers to use condoms and get tested for sexually transmitted diseases. Sex workers in Nevada have to get monthly tests for syphilis and HIV and weekly tests for gonorrhea and chlamydia. read more

When prostitution is legalized, the government will no longer have to spend cost for hiring additional law officials to hunt down sex workers, enforcing laws against prostitution, and caring for sex workers in jail. read more

Men aren't going to stop going and women aren't going to stop selling, so why not legalize it and regulate it and tax it. An open market can provide a lot more protection for both the provider and the customer. read more