The German Chancellor says prostitution is unacceptable.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he wants more legal restrictions on prostitution in Germany, adding that sex work is "unacceptable" and should not be "normalized".

"I don't think it's acceptable for men to buy women," he said during a question-and-answer session in the German Parliament on Wednesday afternoon. "It's something that has always angered me morally, and we must do everything we can to control it."

A red-light district in Hamburg, Germany. Photo: DW

Scholz did not directly respond to calls from opposition Conservative lawmakers to prosecute "those who purchase sex services," but he said that prostitution is often linked to abuse, violence and criminal structures, adding that he would welcome a discussion on how to combat it.

The conservative Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) has called for a ban on clients buying sex, but without punishing the sex workers themselves, citing similar regulations in countries such as Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Canada, France, Ireland, and Israel.

The European Parliament has also voiced support for a ban on prostitution based on the model known as the Nordic Model.

Last week, Germany's Green Party Minister for Family, the Elderly, Women and Youth, Lisa Paus, stated that the government has no plans to change Germany's Law on the Protection of Sex Workers. She pointed out that the law, which came into effect in July 2017 and aims to strengthen the legal status of sex workers, will be reviewed until 2025.

Prostitution was considered legal in the Federal Republic of Germany (including the former West Germany), but promoting it was considered "immoral" and a criminal act until 2002.

Mai Vân (according to DW)

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