Reacting to the proposed bill, a leading human rights activist warned the government against legalising prostitution.

A few years ago, she was part of a Labour government that suggested it might move towards legalising prostitution.

INDIA'S SUPREME Court has asked the government to consider legalising prostitution if it is unable to curb it effectively with punitive measures.

The motion supporting the legislation and regulation of cannabis was passed by a slim majority, while the support for legalising prostitution was greater.

Taiwan began a process of legalising prostitution today making the island the latest place in the world to decriminalise the world's oldest profession.

Legalising prostitution will not back that message, she said.