Can an atheist be ethical like theists

[Dystopia]

I sincerely disagree with this - Prostitutes make choices as much as people who flip burgers do - Which is to say there's little choice involved.

Perhaps in some cases.  Ones I've talked to, in areas it's legal, mostly do so by choice.

An alarming factor in Holland is that a big percentage of prostitutes are foreigners/immigrants which either points out to organized crime syndicates interfering and using the law in their favor to profit or - Alternatively - That it's a profession chosen mostly by people who need money and don't have any other options, and it pays off quite well - Last decade in the Netherlands you had several cases of criminal prosecutions related to trafficking of people into fully legal prostitution and coercing them to do it - These people all previously said they did a rational choice, so I wouldn't trust what people in the business say but what facts tell us. I'm not making an argument against prostitution, it's fine by me, I'm just saying calling it a choice is a little of wishful thinking.

Arguably, having sex with people belongs to our most intimate personal sphere and doing it with whoever demands as long as they pay must be somewhat difficult and hard at least at first - Maybe not physically, but psychologically. As a male, I've considered prostitution for money (I'm not kidding), and while the pay is good, the thought of having any stranger invading my sexual intimacy is difficult to process. I don't see why this should be different for other people who are already in the business - Doing sex work is not the same as driving a cab or staying on a desk all day, it requires some weird psychological commitment, and that's something governments should start taking into account.

Legalizing prostitution should mean legalizing work for those who truly want it and are perfectly comfortable with it, but it can also mean legalizing abuse and calling pimps entrepreneurs and respectable businessmen when backstage they abuse workers.