In the US, it is 18, 17, or 16, depending on what state you live in.
In Brazil, Canada, Peru, Colombia, Portugal, Germany, and Chile, it is 14.
In Argentina, Iran, Japan, and Spain, it is 12.
In the UK, it is 16.
In Madagascar, it is 21!
In Yemen, it is 9!!!
Poland and France set the age at 15.
What are your thoughts???
2007-01-16 08:21:25 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I think if 2 kids are having sex within about 2 years of each other, there is no crime. If one is under 14-16 and the other is 4 (or so) years older, they MIGHT be liable for criminal activity depending on the situation.
The prob with the USA is that even if a girl shows you an ID saying she is 18, if it's fake and she's actually 16, you just committed a crime. That is ridiculous.
2007-01-16 08:48:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Don't compare sexuality with drinking age or signing contracts. It's a natural body urge and function and not comparable with those things. Good education helps and not prohibition. Prohibition leads to unsafe sex. 18 is too high as an age at when sexuality becomes a crime below. 13 or 14 is fine, still open to prosecution, if the sex relationship was abusive in any way. Sexual maturity is average around 12 or 13.
2014-01-11 05:48:39 · answer #2 · answered by Antolino82 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Funny that you say Madagascar's age of consent is 21, because I'm part Malagasy and teen pregnancy is rampant there. I have 16 yr old cousins who already have 2 or 3 kids. It seems that the lower the age of consent, the lower the amount of teen pregnancies...strange.
2014-08-10 23:10:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, i was bored so i looked up statuatory rape in CA. You're good as long as the minor is not more than 3 years younger. Sooo that would mean that you would have to be 18 havin sex with a 14 y/o. 3 years and under you're legal!! HAVE FUN and use a condom/bc!!
2016-03-29 00:30:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the U.S. has the age right.
14?! 12?! NINE YEARS OLD?!? That is freakishly insane. What 9 year old needs to be having sex. You don't even hit puberty until like 13.
And I think 21 is a little too old.
2007-01-16 08:25:22 · answer #5 · answered by Dirty.Little.Secret. 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
18 is reasonable.
People are answering this question as if it asks "when is it Ok to have sex."
The age of consent applies to people over that age, so an 18 year old can't have sex with a 15 year old. regardless of the age of consent it's not illegal for two 15 year olds to have sex; they won't both be charged with statutory rape.
2007-01-16 08:44:27 · answer #6 · answered by pinwheelbandit 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
16 or 17 sounds ok. I do not know how many spins around the sun makes an adult, but I know that 16-17 year olds are sexually mature. I also know 35 year olds that are sexual infants. So trips around the sun has no effect on the indaviduals relations with others.
2007-01-16 08:33:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
there can never be a good age. all societies look at the education of the person. in the united states we assume that because someone is at a certain age they are not smart enough to do something. there are some kids out there who are more mature and able to handle certain situations than a lot of adults
2007-01-16 08:29:00 · answer #8 · answered by ihatelilac 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
My grandmom & grandad got married in 1914. She was 13 at the time. I think we modern day Americans spoil/coddle our children too much. Most people are ready to have sex at 13. I think they should be married before having sex though.
2007-01-16 08:31:21 · answer #9 · answered by SunnyOne 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
well think about it. do you really think that kids will follow consent laws. Its a joke. If kids are going to have sex who is going to beable to stop them? it is personal no one else would no about it, and also most teenagers don't even know what consent means. The ones that do probably couldn't care less what the law is about it.
2007-01-16 08:44:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋