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Re:The Uncertain Fate of Amsterdam’s Red-Light District by rjtavares on Thursday October 24, 2019 @12:20PM (#21346125)
Just a guess: because sex has a long history of generating babies as a byproduct.
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Re:The Uncertain Fate of Amsterdam’s Red-Light District by toasterlovin on Thursday October 24, 2019 @12:38PM (#21346288)
Because sex outside of marriage undermines marriage, which is a fundamental societal institution, and the broad availability of sex for pay means it's easier for sex outside of marriage to happen.
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Re:The Uncertain Fate of Amsterdam’s Red-Light District by candiodari on Friday October 25, 2019 @07:48AM (#21354014)
If you read about the amounts of orphans in cities even 1 century ago, I'm guessing the babies aspect does have something to do with it.
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