Prostitution: The practice or occupation of engaging in sexual activity with someone for payment.
So, prostitution is not illegal in France, BUT paying for sex was made illegal, after a parliamentary debate that lasted two years.
The parliament passed the law stating fines of up to $4,274 {N850, 759.88} on people who are held, paying for sexual activities.
Sweden was the first country to criminalise those who pay for sex rather than the prostitutes, introducing the law in 1999. Other countries have since adopted the model; Norway in 2008, Iceland in 2009, and Northern Ireland in 2014. Earlier this year, the European parliament approved a resolution calling for the law to be adopted throughout the continent.
Prostitution is one of the oldest jobs in the world – one that doesn’t require diplomas or years of training to get into.
This law will lead to the further end of many sex-related business in the country including pimping and running of brothels.
Sigh*
So, we’re in Nigeria, and we wonder: Can such a law that criminalise the demand and not the supply ever pass in our country? If yes, what will happen to the ‘night life’ in many areas of the nation?
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