Petition Higher the age of sexual consent to 18

They're are too many kids thinking they know everything there is to know about having sex, and then having sexual intercourse when they are not truly ready. It's not fair on the kids who are born to teenagers who just aren't ready. It is also helping with the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.

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9 signatures

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Date closed 11 July 2016
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