PUBLISHED: 7 Aug 2024 at 20: 13
The House second reading of the Move Forward Party-sponsored bill to legalize the adult entertainment industry and its products, including sexual elements and sex toys, was unsuccessful.
MFP MP for Bangkok Taopiphop Limjittrakorn made the proposal earlier last month to update Part 287 of the Criminal Code, which forbids all forms of adultery, including sexual images and sex games.
Under the proposed article, only certain types of sexual materials may be banned, such as videos and/or images depicting sexual murder, murder, and paedophilia. Under the current legislation, no one under the age of 20 can participate in the production of child material.
MFP MPs who spoke in favor of the article claimed that restricting people’s freedom of choice in terms of choosing their professions was equivalent to a ban on the adult entertainment industry.
Mr Sorapa Sriprat, MFP MP for Saraburi, said that maintaining existing rules means the country fails to recognize reality and is a world of dishonesty.
He claimed that some people are forced to look for alternative ways to control their erotic desires, which can occasionally lead to sexual assault as a result of the ban on sex toys.
The article, according to MFP MP for Bangkok Phantin Nuamjerm, may forbid adolescents from entering the mature entertainment sector. He claimed that adult content should be legalized for better oversight because it is already common.
Duangrit Benjathikulchairungruang, a list-MP for the United Thai Nation ( UTN) Party, said the amendment could cause more harm than good if it fails to provide adequate legal protection for individuals vulnerable to sexual abuse.
Dr Cherdchai Tantisirin, list-MP for the Pheu Thai Party said the state does not have a laws to govern sexual services, so he does not help the legalisation of adult material.
He argued that sex toys might have health benefits and that a separate bill may get introduced to address this problem.