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MEXICO CITY (AP) - The leftist party that has already legalized gay unions and abortion in Mexico City said Wednesday it wants to make prostitution legal in the capital of this overwhelmingly Roman Catholic country.
Mexico City legislator Juan Bustos of the Democratic Revolution Party, who submitted the bill on Tuesday, said the move is necessary to protect prostitutes from abuse and regulate the sex industry.
Corrupt police frequently use the current law not to arrest sex workers but as a threat to shake them down for bribes or sexual favors.
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