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Should buying sex be illegal in Germany?

Gunnar Köhne | Jan-Philipp Scholz
April 18, 2024

Prostitution is legal in Germany whilst in Sweden, buying sex is a criminal offense. The Swedish model punishes the clients and decriminalizes the sex workers.

https://p.dw.com/p/4ehgl
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