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Thailand’s conservative Democrat Party has come up with a novel strategy to try and win votes ahead of next month’s national elections (bầu cử qốc gia) – a campaign pledge to make sex toys legal should they win power.

Ratchada Thanadirek, executive member of the Democrat Party, said the party plans to promote the sex toy (đồ chơi tình dục) industry “for the safety of users.”

In a statement posted to Facebook Monday, she argued that legalizing sex toys would help reduce the rate of sex crimes (tội phạm tình dục) and the number of products illegally smuggled (buôn lậu) from overseas, which lack quality control and can sometimes cause infections (nhiễm trùng) among users.

“Looking at the medical angle, doctors are even recommending [sex toys], instead of buying a sex service or cheating on partners,” Thanadirek told CNN.

The party wants to decriminalize the sale of sex toys, which are considered “obscene” (tục tĩu, khiêu dâm) under Section 287 of Thailand’s Criminal Code. Those who make, publicly distribute, or sell sex toys can face up to 3 years in prison, a fine of up to six thousand baht (around $175) or both.

Instead, the Democrat Party proposes that sex toys should be “a specially controlled product under governmental regulations and with age limitations, where the buyers must be older than 18 years old.”

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