There should NOT be a legal age for sex. If two 12 year olds have sex are you going to throw them in juvenile detention. As a parent you want them to wait as long as possible. But legally, no age restrictions.

I think the whole point to the legal age for sex was to have as low a level of health risk as possible on the body of a minor. A girl who's six or even five can't possibly have sex with a man who's nineteen, even thirty, as that might cause the child as much distress as having develop possible sicknesses later. On the point of maturity, some might say that as long as both sides achieve their common goal of "ecstasy" it would be good enough sex. Perhaps the aftermath of a hot night should be taken into consideration when the woman is impregnated. That's why there's a legal age for sex, because the authorities trust people around the age of fifteen or above to make the right choices.

Nature answered that question 1000s of years ago. If you're old enough to bleed, you're old enough to breed. There's nothing dirty or wrong about sex. Some people try to make it seem so for the young, and then suddenly, after an artificially determined age limit, it's great. It's only in relatively recent times that the life expectancy has increased in the west where most people live to their late 70s and, more often than not, well beyond. However, for centuries the life expectancy was between 40 to 45 years. This natural, ( without the aid of modern medicines and hygiene awareness), short adult lifespan necessitated the reproduction process to commence earlier as it still does in most of the more backward nations. To facilitate the dreamed up morals of religious zealots and pompous old legislators we overrule nature and set our own limits. Nature vs sanctimony.

15 is a ripe age.

17-18 is good because that's usually when people are done with basic schooling and are allowed more room for controlling their lives. Early pregnancies ruin lives.

Generic argument is cogent

The legal age set by our society in creating laws that set the legal age for consent at an age when our maturity is considered appropriate at that time in history for whatever actions we will face, sex, drivers licence, drinking alcohol etc etc and so that is what we should abide by.

I think that the age of 15 is fine. In Denmark the sexual age is 15, and actually not every Teenager obeys that rule. I had sex for the first time at the age of 14, and in Denmark that's pretty normal.

The difficult part of this topic is that there are several factors that need accounting for, including maturity, responsibility, and ease of influence. Two mature and responsible 13 year-olds know what they're doing and can keep safe despite their age; an immature/irresponsible 25 year-old is going to make a mess for themselves eventually, even if they're legally an adult. One simple age would be a guess as to when most people become mature enough to handle it.

That being said, a lack of a legal age would mean that a 35 year-old could convince a young, impressionable teen to have sex, even if the individual might not have wanted to at first. In other words, a lack of a legal age makes it harder to deal with cases of kids being taken advantage of.

If kids were to have sex with kids, and adults have sex with adults, it'd be fine to have no legal age. The issue is sex between minors and adults. Perhaps there should be a defined age gap they need to fall within? I'd say six years isn't too bad.

. honestly i don't see what the fuss is about with older and younger people having sex or being in a relationship. if either of them is not being honest or is merely trying to seduce the other without the others knowledge or is raping the other, then it could be put in the light of wrong in my opinion, but young to old relationships shouldn't really be as prominent as an issue... sure it is quite weird and rather unusual, but i don't think people should be condemned for their choices, especially with something so irrational as love potentially being involved.i would agree with not having a legal sex age. if there are problems with irresponsible people having kids or being in relationships they don't want, they can leave, or if they feel it is necessary they can have an abortion

Wow, look at this girl. If I saw her I would not believe her age.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/kentucky-teen-charged-with-rape-theft-after-multi-state-spree/ar-AA8ZKeQ?ocid

Old enough to know, old enough to blow.

In Spain the age of consent is 13 (previously 12). The age of criminal responsibility is 14. If there is any coercion then it is an offence up until the age of 16 or 18 (can't recall which). Seems perfect to me. It means that minors that have sex with each other cannot be prosecuted and pederasts that exploit young teenagers are criminally liable.

i think their should be no leagal age but as a parent if your child has sex with you knowing under the age of 16.The parents should be put to justice

Well those on the left would say 10 or 12 is about right, while those on the right would go with a minimum of 16, but would like 18 to be the age of consent

All humans are born with the ability to have sex. We're animals. Monkeys have sex. Dolphins have sex. We are just civilized. However, we do not take away the right to have sex at whatever age simply because another person does not agree with it. America the FREE. With the FREEdom to have sex with whomever, whenever we choose to.

I think the legal age should be raised to 21 since full maturity is reached at that age.

19 years old should be the legal age for sex. it shouldn't be more or less than that.