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Italy plans prostitution penalty | Italy plans prostitution penalty |
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Italy is considering imposing on-the-spot fines on prostitutes' clients, the interior minister says. | Italy is considering imposing on-the-spot fines on prostitutes' clients, the interior minister says. |
Giulio Amato also revealed plans to serve legal papers in clients' homes in order to shame them. | Giulio Amato also revealed plans to serve legal papers in clients' homes in order to shame them. |
He told a Senate committee he was examining efforts to keep prostitutes off the streets where they were near children or places of worship. | |
Italy allowed brothels to operate legally until 1959. It now has laws to stop pimps exploiting prostitutes. | Italy allowed brothels to operate legally until 1959. It now has laws to stop pimps exploiting prostitutes. |
Critics say the laws have served to drive prostitutes onto the streets. | Critics say the laws have served to drive prostitutes onto the streets. |
They say the problem has worsened with the accession of 12 more countries to the European Union over the past three years. | They say the problem has worsened with the accession of 12 more countries to the European Union over the past three years. |
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