1. The pro-abortion camp are fighting to decriminalize abortion.

2. There are moves to decriminalize some soft drugs.

3. He has openly said that he favours decriminalizing soft drugs.

4. Last year the government announced plans to decriminalize marijuana.

5. "You need to completely decriminalize the sex industry in order to protect sex workers' safety," insisted COSWAS' Wang Fang-ping.

6. Marijuana is so common in the U.S. that many want to decriminalize it.

7. If the United States wants to end drug-related crime, it has one Gordian-knot option: decriminalize the stuff.

8. The chief of police believes marijuana use should be decriminalized.

9. Plenty of men and women think prostitution should be decriminalized.

10. For its 150th birthday, the former mining town — known for its anything-goes reputation among ski fanatics — recently passed an ordinance to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana.

11. The ruling opened the door for the country's government to decriminalize other drugs as well.

12. The decision comes at the same time that the Indian government has said it is considering legislation to decriminalize homosexuality.

13. U. S. authorities have strongly criticized Canadian plans to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana, arguing it could result in highly potent pot flooding across the border.

14. Advocacy and campaign to reduce prosecution of sex workers and further to decriminalize sex work in China.