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  "path": "/uk/news/2026/02/04/sex-work-scottish-parliament/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-04T19:52:24.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.thecanary.co",
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  "textContent": "Yesterday, 3 February, the Scottish parliament voted against moving forward with a bill that would have criminalised sex work. The Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill was introduced by independent MSP Ash Regan. However, it was defeated at the very first hurdle, at which MSPs agree on the general points of a bill. It lost […]\n\nBy Alex/Rose Cocker",
  "title": "Scottish parliament defeats anti-sex work bill at first hurdle… because it wouldn’t work"
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