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04-06-2016, 07:25 PM
French parliament about to make paying for *** illegal
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Members of France's lower house were set Wednesday to adopt a final version of a bill that outlaws paying for *** and would penalize prostitutes' clients for the first time
The law has been championed by France’s Socialist government as a measure to strengthen the fight against prostitution (http://www.france24.com/en/tag/prostitution/), and comes after almost two and a half years of political wrangling.
SEE ALSO: Speaking out against human trafficking — and learning along the way (http://mashable.com/2016/03/06/discussing-human-trafficking/)
Since its first reading in December 2013, the bill has come up for a vote in the National Assembly three separate times.
MPs and senators have struggled (http://www.france24.com/en/20150331-french-senate-prostitution-overturns-bill) to agree on the key component of the measure, which outlaws paying for ***, with fines of 1,500 euros for clients and up to 3,500 euros for repeat offenses. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/06/france-parliament-outlaw-paying-***/)
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Members of France's lower house were set Wednesday to adopt a final version of a bill that outlaws paying for *** and would penalize prostitutes' clients for the first time
The law has been championed by France’s Socialist government as a measure to strengthen the fight against prostitution (http://www.france24.com/en/tag/prostitution/), and comes after almost two and a half years of political wrangling.
SEE ALSO: Speaking out against human trafficking — and learning along the way (http://mashable.com/2016/03/06/discussing-human-trafficking/)
Since its first reading in December 2013, the bill has come up for a vote in the National Assembly three separate times.
MPs and senators have struggled (http://www.france24.com/en/20150331-french-senate-prostitution-overturns-bill) to agree on the key component of the measure, which outlaws paying for ***, with fines of 1,500 euros for clients and up to 3,500 euros for repeat offenses. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/06/france-parliament-outlaw-paying-***/)
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