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Britain is proposing to remove the term "prostitute" from the criminal statutes because it carries too much stigma.
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Instead, a new bill that the Justice Ministry has drafted refers simply to persons who sell sex persistently -- defined as twice or more in three months.
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The new bill introduces measures to try to get sex workers out of the industry, and in effect decriminalizes prostitution for those who are not considered persistent.
— Red Panda, Animal That Eats Bamboo Persistently, Light Reading