Yesterday morning my NPR news ticker led me to an article from the New Yorker that discusses the topic of human trafficking; sexual slavery in particular. It has really affected me in a way that no other news article ever has. I feel outrage that people can do this to other human beings. And I'm not sure why more people aren't as upset as I am; why there isn't more being done to put an end to this. The US government has enacted policy to help combat this atrocity. For instance, the US will put sanctions on countries that aren't doing ANYTHING to crack down on human trafficking. And of course there are always US charitable organizations that try to help the women and children that have been exploited. But some of them pull funding because of abortion. They pull their funding because sometimes when a woman who has been sexually exploited ends up with an unwanted pregnancy (let alone raise a child that will be a constant reminder of the evil that was done to her) she wants to have an abortion. I feel as if that in itself is just as cruel and heartless.
Now that I am aware of this, I know that I need to learn more about it. Educate myself, so to speak. I need to know what exactly is being done to combat this. (What policies have been enacted? Who voted for them and who didn't? What organizations are dedicated to this cause? What organizations pull funding due to abortion?) And I feel that I need to know how I can personally help put an end to this. As long as we live in world where slavery still exists, we don't have the right to call ourselves civilized.
Please, read the article.
Audrey Nichols, POS1041, Section 5 (MTW 5:30-7:30pm class)
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That is horrible. I could not imagine being captured and forced to have sex with others for money. The fact that these women who are rescued are still alive shows that they have a lot of strength. Some people can be so caught up in their own beliefs that they will care less about other humans because they believe in other things. I'd like to see how the presidents of these organizations can sleep at night knowing they could make a big deal by helping out. There is so much that needs changing in our world, too bad its easier said than done.
Jessica Steffens
POS 1041 58484 5:30-7:30 p.m.
This reminds me of that Lifetime movie that came out a few years back, illustrating human trafficking. It's sad that most of these women are lied to, being told they are going to be models in America, so they leave their countries with big hopes and dreams. Yet, they end up as sex slaves. I believe many people are oblivious to the fact that this is going on and that's why more isn't being done to crack down on this.
Chantelle Burney
POS1041, Section 5(MTW 5:30-7:30pm)
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