Change the legal age of consent to intercourse to 18

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Change the legal age of consent to intercourse to 18

Petition Details

To change the legal age of sexual consent to 18 instead of 16

Additional Information

Legally you are not classed as an adult until you are 18 - at 16 you cannot buy alcohol or tobacco, get a tattoo, serve on a jury, buy fireworks, get married without parental permission, have a credit card and/or buy lottery tickets and scratchcards and you are still a child and tried as a child if you break the law. Children do not have the mentality to be able to consent to have sexual intercourse or to have a child.

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