rich 1.0 France's Parliament passed a law Wednesday that makes it illegal to pay for sex. Offenders may be fined up to 3,750 euros (about $4,300) and required to attend classes about the conditions of sex workers. The controversial law makes France the fifth European country to criminalize the clients of prostitutes, joining Sweden, Norway, Iceland and the U.K., according to Agence France-Presse (AFP). Pimping is already penalized across the region. TIME's Top Stories https://audioboom.com/channels/3380207-time-s-top-stories Audioboom https://audioboom.com 480 95 https://audioboom.com/i/20959824/600x600/c 600 600 <iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/4401383/embed?v=202301" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" title="Audioboom player" allow="autoplay" sandbox="allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe>