Sex under the age of 16 in this country is illegal. It can be seen as bad behaviour in the eyes of the law at least if a person has sex under this age. However, this is 21st century and just because there is a law does not stop teenagers under this age having sex. According tohttp://http//www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/articles/emotions/teenagers/rebellion.shtml the fact that this act is illegal and wrong, could put excitement into it for people. They may have sex underage because of rebellion. I agree with this and think that when your a teenager if someone tells you you can not do something your are going to do the complete opposite.
I feel underage sex is down to the individual and is not necessarily bad behaviour unless its like a older man or woman having sex with a person under the age of 16. I personally feel that some people mature earlier and can ,make the decision as to whether to have sex. Its about individual maturity and choice. I can however see why there is an age restriction on sex- for protection!
There are many implications of underage sex, especially as teenagers are more likely to use protection. Teenage pregnancy and STI's are rapidly increasing among Britain. The story of Alfie Patten - A dad at 13! To me this is ridiculous, how can someone so young become a dad he is still a baby himself. However, it was later revealed that he was not the dad. But can you imagine if he was what kind of life would the baby have because of 'underage sex' that had taken place. When reading this story I was utterly shocked and thought it is madness the way society has changed.http://http//www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2233878.ece.
After looking at this website, http://http//www.avert.org/age-of-consent.htm, I was shocked to see the differences in relation to the age of consent in various countries across the world. In the United kingdom it is 16, however, the likelihood is that teenagers will go against this. Extra precautions have been taken for under 13 year old when concerning sex. Meaning that regardless of where consented or not by both parties anyone having underage sex with a girl under 13 years will be charged with 'rape' regardless of any other factors. I think this is a good thing as there is obviously a difference in maturity levels of say two 14/15year old having sex compared to two 11/12 year old having sex.http://http//news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/02/99/e-cyclopedia/437789.stm#
The age in which people can have sex legally has changed overtime. It was not caped at an age and people would consummate their relationships once married, but due to advanced laws it is now 16 years old. I think boys and girls are now in present society expected to have sex at younger ages, everywhere you look, in the street, in the media, it is all sex,sex,sex! I feel there is a pressure put upon teenagers in today's world especially in Western countries to have underage sex.
Overall, while many feel underage sex contributes as a type of bad behaviour , I feel that it can be if the child is under say 13 but at the end of the day as stated before its down to the individual- the decision lies with them. If they are mature enough to handle sex at an earlier age than the laws permit, who should we be to judge them? What do you all think?
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