Overview
- RN MP Jean-Philippe Tanguy says he is preparing legislation to authorize venues run as cooperatives by sex workers, with a first version written but not yet filed.
- He cites Marine Le Pen's support and is working with RN vice president Sébastien Chenu, with potential help floated from LR deputy Philippe Juvin.
- Tanguy argues the 2016 law penalizing clients has driven prostitution further underground and increased danger for sex workers, pointing to violent assaults.
- Anti-prostitution advocates, including Amicale du Nid, denounced the plan, and resistance is expected within RN from conservative Catholic figures.
- Brothels have been banned since the 1946 Marthe Richard law, and the 2016 client-penalization has seen limited enforcement, with 409 convictions reported in 2024.