Because how we define bodily autonomy is really weird and comes with cultural baggage and other bullshit.
I personally believe that prostitution should be legal because it happens either way and it’s better for everyone involved if it happens with government oversight and in a safe setting… but, I don’t believe it’s a paradox to say that women should have control of their bodies while also outlawing prostitution - we outlaw plenty of actions without viewing it as infringing onerously on our liberties.
In this specific case I think the main disconnect you’re having is that when we talk about women’s bodily autonomy it’s essentially a euphemism for a very narrow part of reproductive freedoms that we’re concerned with - most people who are concerned about Roe being repealed aren’t super interested in, say, the right to strap yourself to a rocketship and achieve low earth orbit - even if that could be defined as some kind of autonomy involving your body.
Because how we define bodily autonomy is really weird and comes with cultural baggage and other bullshit.
I personally believe that prostitution should be legal because it happens either way and it’s better for everyone involved if it happens with government oversight and in a safe setting… but, I don’t believe it’s a paradox to say that women should have control of their bodies while also outlawing prostitution - we outlaw plenty of actions without viewing it as infringing onerously on our liberties.
In this specific case I think the main disconnect you’re having is that when we talk about women’s bodily autonomy it’s essentially a euphemism for a very narrow part of reproductive freedoms that we’re concerned with - most people who are concerned about Roe being repealed aren’t super interested in, say, the right to strap yourself to a rocketship and achieve low earth orbit - even if that could be defined as some kind of autonomy involving your body.