The initiative is part of a line by the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party to improve women’s rights. Women’s rights movements have been at odds over this.
Prostitution the progress of the ban law was being approved by the Spanish House of Representatives, Reuters reported.
Prostitution has been possible in Spain, and brothels have been used in hotels, for example. However, sexual exploitation and mating are prohibited by law.
If enforced, the law could ban prostitution, make mating more difficult, and increase penalties for men who buy sex.
Next up is a process described by Reuters as lengthy, during which changes to the law can still be proposed that can be passed or rejected. After that, members of the House of Representatives will have to vote on the bill again, after which it can go to the Senate.
Initiative is part of a line by the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party to improve women’s rights. Prime minister Pedro Sanchez the led party sees law reform as treating sex workers as protected rather than criminalized in the eyes of the law.
Movements for women’s rights have been at odds over the bill. Some movements see the law as a step in the right direction, but some see it as driving undocumented migrants into the black market and more vulnerable to human trafficking.
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