France’s compromising position: Why a new law to criminalise punters rather than prostitutes is inflaming French passions

France’s Parliament approved a law that punishes clients who buy sexual services from prostitutes. SPW is following the debate.

The case has turned a big issue among French society, according to “The Independent”. Read here.

“Libération” is also following the case with a blog created specifically to discuss it. Here (In French).

Click here to read “Does banning prostitution make women safer? The perils of interviews“, written by Laura Agustin.

And here to read (in Portuguese) “Mulher, véu e prostituição”, de Helena Celestino.

Below we link to some article from Le Monde:

« La pénalisation n’aidera pas celle que je paye »

“L’Etat n’a pas à légiférer sur l’activité sexuelle des individus”

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