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Against the Stream: lowering the age of sexual consent

  • Graham P
BJPsych Bulletin (2018) 42(4) 162-164
DOI: 10.1192/bjb.2017.26
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Abstract

Lowering the legal age of sexual consent would decriminalise a large number of ‘underage’ young people engaging in sexual intercourse. The arguments against such a change in the law are summarised and shown to lack validity.

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Graham, P. (2018). Against the Stream: lowering the age of sexual consent. BJPsych Bulletin, 42(4), 162–164. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2017.26

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