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Union demands ban on buying sex on International Women's Day
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On International Women's Day, Susanne Hierl (CSU), the legal policy spokesperson for the Union parliamentary group, called for a ban on buying sex in Germany. The CDU and CSU aim to address the intolerable conditions in prostitution by introducing the so-called Nordic Model. This model punishes clients and pimps but decriminalizes sex workers.
The Bundestag will debate a new violence protection law for the first time on Friday, which can require violent offenders in high-risk cases to wear an electronic ankle bracelet. CSU politician Susanne Hierl welcomes the draft but calls for additional measures such as mandatory social training courses and consequences for custody rights in cases of violence against mothers.
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Unions leader Jens Spahn has warned of a potential government crisis if the pension package fails in parliament. Resistance from the Young Group in the CDU/CSU is reportedly crumbling, but Spahn highlights risks to other policy areas. He expects a majority to form for the compromise proposal.