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France child protection: Lawmakers look to increase protection against abuse

FRANCE24, 18 Feb 2021
Following a wave of recent #incest and #child sex #abuse #scandals in #France, lawmakers on Thursday look to increase #protection against child abuse. One of the proposals being examined is an age of consent, an issue that has been at the centre of a child protection rights campaign in recent years.

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