With the Supreme Court weighing in, a growing chorus of experts is calling for decriminalising consensual relationships even if the age of consent is not lowered New Delhi : With the Supreme Court ...

The age at which a person can legally consent to sexual activity varies widely around the world, even within Europe. But after the Iraqi government last year changed its laws to lower the age of ...

Teenagers have opposed the renewed push to have the age of consent for sex lowered to 16 years. According to a report by the National Gender and Equity Commission released on Wednesday, teenagers ...

As America moves to valuing money, power, and little more — like concerning ethics based on morality — there are some lobbying to lower the age of sexual consent. I expect to see this end up with and ...

The age of consent first saw a debate in 1860 when sexual intercourse with a girl under 10 was criminalised. It was raised to 12, 14 and then to 16 in 1940. After staying at 16 for over seven decades, ...