# Should the Age of Consent be lowered?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [July 1, 2004, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-age-of-consent-be-lowered/252972 "2004-07-01T00:21:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-age-of-consent-be-lowered/252972/54 "2004-07-01T21:41:51Z")

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> [@Kalhoun](#):
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> In my opinion, many to most 15 year olds can handle it, but I think the legal age should probably be 16.

If you accept that most 15 year olds can handle it, shouldn’t they be allowed to consent? It just seems like frivolous discrimination to deny this right to people you know can handle it, purely on the basis of age.

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