Coveney campaign at odds with his party

MEP Simon Coveney’s campaign to address the sexual exploitation of women (Irish Examiner, March 28) seems at odds with the views of other members of his party.

Coveney campaign at odds with his party

Earlier this year, Fine Gael said if it got back into power, it would consider legalising small-scale brothels (Irish Examiner, January 18).

Legalisation would attract thousands more women into prostitution. European countries which have experienced the biggest increase in prostitution are those where elements of legalisation have been introduced, such as Germany, Netherlands, Denmark and Italy.

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