France bans buying sex with prostitutes

French lawmakers have approved a bill against prostitution and sex trafficking that bans buying sex, not selling it.
France bans buying sex with prostitutes
Fri, 08 Apr, 2016 - 01:00

Customers will face fines and be made to attend awareness classes on the harms of the sex trade.

The legislation, which passed 64-12 in the parliament’s lower house, the National Assembly, makes French law one of the toughest against sex buyers in Europe.

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