Should the legal age for sexual consent be lowered from 16 to 14 in the UK?
This comes in the wake of suggestions made by civil servants last month, who were asked by government officials to produce a list of ideas that could be included in legislation on personal freedoms.
- Do you think that the legal age for sexual consent should be lowered from 16 to 14? Why?
- Wikipedia reports that 34.9% of boys and 39.9% of girls are sexually experienced by the age of 15. How old were you when you started receiving sexual education at school?
- A little less than 40% of boys and girls are sexually active before the age of 16, do you think with a change in legal age the percentage will increase or decrease? Why?
- The legal age to purchase the morning after pill over the counter is 16+. If the legal age of consent was lowered, do you believe all contraceptives and action against pregnancy should be lowered too?
- The BBC reported that last year, the teenage pregnancy rate for England and Wales was at its lowest since 1969. How do you think we can continue to see a decrease in figures?
