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Fox News doc says not enough ’15 to 19′ year-olds are having kids: ‘The fertility is down’
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He's advocating for girls under 18 to have children? 18 is the age of majority. If he's advocating for sexual contact with children, he needs to be put on a list.
Yeah. Republican donors.
He's probably already on a certain list. Should we check?
Unfortunately, child marriage is still legal in a shocking number of states
Is it illegal between two underage people? Seriously asking, not from us.
Most places in the united states have 'romeo and juliet' style laws, where two people who are within a certain age range (usually 1-4 years) aren't (necessarily) breaking the law, even if one is underage.
It depends on the jurisdiction.
It can be. Even just taking a nude photo of your own body as a minor is a crime in the US.
Depends on the state, but I think mostly yes.
Like many laws, statutory rape is often inconsistently applied. The most likely scenario is that someone with societal power uses it as a lever to impose their will. Cops rarely, if ever, go looking for someone to protect through enforcement of the law.
Usually, but in sane places it isn’t enforced in most cases.
This is one of those things that just can’t be true. (Regarding consensual sex)