Do i have a good argument for getting rid of age of consent laws?

Firrstly, age of consent laws can be very confusing for kids as there are such huge differences in opinions. For example in the USA, it can be 18. In the neighbouring country Mexico it can be 12 in some districts. Thats a huge difference. Such indecisiveness among lawmakers can breed contempt for the law.

Secondly, there have been many cases where age of consent laws have ruined many young peoples lives. For example 17 year old Marlow Wilson was jailed for receiving consensual oral sex from a 15 year old at a party. He received a 10 year sentence, but out of sheer luck served only two. These laws are indiscriminate and do not take into consideration individual circumstances.

Thirdly, one of the main arguments for age of consent laws is to tackle teen pregnancies. However, western countries with very low age of consent laws such as Sapin where it is 13 have far lower teen pregnancy rates than the US where age of consent is generally between 16 and 18.

Fourthly, such laws are intrusive to male teens. According to some studies, men reach their sexual peak in their teens. It is unfair for elderly men or middle aged lawmakers to pass laws whose only affect would be to make youngsters feel ashamed about their hormones or natural curiosity.

Fifthly, such laws were initially intended to protect children from predators, but in practise these laws have shifted and extended their focus to meddling in teenagers private lives.

Sixthly, teenagers have a tendency to rebel. Therefore passing such laws might arguably have the opposite effect.

Seventhly, a lot of advocates of such laws tend to follow conservative political views which are often motivated by religious values such as “abstinence” or “no sex before marriage”. But why should religious values be imposed upon the irreligious?

Eighthly. puberty rather than date of birth determines the sexual maturity of humans and other animals. Also mental maturity is not always linked to someones age, but rather can differ widely among people of various age groups.

Finally, people cannot help at what age they fall in love. Some people do not fall in love until their thirties. Others do in their early teens. It is unethical to allow strangers in suits and ties to interfere in such intimate, personal and sensitive situations. Such matters should rather be handled by parents.

will some one please read my essay and review it. to help me tweek it…?

Miscarriage is a word you are not supposed to say but most expecting parents are thinking about that exact word in the back of their minds when they hear the words “Congratulations, You’re pregnant.” It is the word that you hope to never hear but throughout your pregnancy you know may be inevitable. The eight word sentence that can bring your entire world crashing down around you all at once, “I’m sorry but I don’t see a heartbeat.” This is a sentence that I have heard one time to many.
It all started on Jan. 3 2011 when went to the gynecologist to check if I was healthy enough to try and conceive. I am only 20, but I wanted to see if I was going to have any unexpected problems along the way. I had an ultrasound done of my uterus and my doctor seen a few sacs of fluid which can be a sign of endometriosis, but she told me not to worry about anything that she was going to take cervical cell samples to confirm her diagnosis. She said to go home and she would call me within two weeks with the results. I got the call “Shannon, your test results are in and we need you to come in to discuss them.” Ok I reply to the Nurse on the other end of the line remembering that the doctor said they would only call me if there was something to discuss. So I make the appointment for the following day and go in only to hear I have Stage 3 Endometriosis. This is the last thing I thought the Doctor would say. The Doctor and I discussed my options as to how we will go along with the diagnosis. She tells me that with this disease infertility is likely, and that if I would like to attempt to get pregnant on my own I should try and see what happens and if that didn’t work we would likely try fertility treatments. Well I did, I went home and discussed with my fiancé what I was told and we both decided that natural is the way to go initially and if that doesn’t work we would pursue other alternatives.
I had been trying to get pregnant for a little over two months and I must have been doing a good job because on Mar. 7 2011 I found out I was expecting, and 5 weeks along. I was excited as was my fiancé, but I could not believe it would be that easy. With endometriosis comes an increased risk of miscarriage. The dreaded word, MISCARRIAGE. That was discussed, but in my mind, god had already given me one obstacle, he wouldn’t throw up another road block. The pregnancy was going great for 3 more weeks when the pain and bleeding came on, and I knew what that meant. I was miscarrying my baby at 8 weeks and 2 days. This all began on a Sunday so I waited till Monday morning and went to the doctor to get what I already knew confirmed. I had lost my beloved little angel. I was so upset but in the back of my mind I knew all along this was a possibility. But knowing that didn’t make it hurt any less.
This was one of the most difficult times in my life, knowing that something that I thought would be so easy because I was young could be so hard, so devastating and so difficult to discuss. The hardest part was I knew that this may be more difficult than I originally thought. At 20 years old I was presented with a disease that I have never even heard of and the thought that I may never have children. That is a lot for a young woman to have to deal with. No matter how strong you are, a miscarriage is something that no person should ever have to face. It is losing a child that you love already and that child you know never got to take a breath. Miscarriage, a word that we don’t speak of but is such a common occurrence, is a horrible reality for most expecting mothers, especially the ones who have fertility problems already. Doctors, scientists and expectant mothers alike may never know exactly what causes a miscarriage to happen, but no matter what the reason it hurts. It will always hurt. But we can learn to move past the hurt and see what we do have not what we have lost…

Should I have this second baby?

I have a son who is 21months old and am pregnant again,7 weeks gone. I really feel like I dont want to have this baby but my partner does. I realise Im likely to get alot of nasty comments about how abortion is murder but you have to understand my circumstances. Firsty we were using birth control and it obviously failed,secondly i had a 3rd degree tear with my son and cannot have a natural birth again,im petrifed of being cut open,third theres no way we can afford it,we dont even have room for a moses basket in our new bedroom,we have a 2 bed house. The most important reason is i had chronic post natal depression with my son and am still not entierly back to normal. The depression feels like its starting to resurface but my partners family know about the pregnancy and are not happy about me wanting an abortion. My partner says he isnt sure about us if i dont want the baby. I dont know what to do

Am I the father?If so where is she?

Fifteen years ago in vista California I was in the Marine Corps and meet a girl by the name of Christy.She and I dated for a short time.At the break up she said she was pregnant and said she’d never let me see the child.I took that as a false threat and didnt think anything of it.About 8 months later she tried to contact a friend of mine and left a message that she really neede to speak to me but I had no way of contacting her.I would love to know if the pregnancy was true and if I have a child but I dont even remember this girls last name.Is there any way to track this info?This has been on my mind for years but have no clue what to do.Some of you may think Im a dead beat for waiting until now but I dont even know where this girl lived.Please help!All I can say is her name was Christy long natural curly red hair,had a friend Margret and lived in San Diego.She would be about 32 years old I believe
Ive expected to get some abuse for waiting so long.But without the internets existance back then and without her knowing my last name and vice-versa I was Clueless.Plus I dont even know if what she said was even true.Yes I am aware of all the repercussions.