• daannii@lemmy.world
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      19 days ago

      The point about puberty meaning a girl is “mature enough for sex”.

      Menstruation isn’t a sign of sexual maturity.

      Being pregnant as a teen is a serious health complication.

      I feel like the argument they were making was that if the girl has went through puberty (started menstration) she’s old enough and it doesn’t count as a child anymore.

      I was pointing out that this process occurs at age 11-12 for most girls.

      Girls.

      Menstruation or puberty is an irrelevant factor.

      Honestly I think age of consent should be set to 20. With exceptions made for a 2 year age difference.

      We don’t let people buy alcohol until 21. Don’t you think making a baby is a bigger responsibility than having a drink ?