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1 day ago · The age of consent in Liberia is 18, if the offender is 18 or above. [40] Statutory rape is a first-degree rape offense which carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. The age of consent was raised to 18, from 16, in 2009. [41] [42] Homosexuality is illegal (penal code 14.74 Voluntary Sodomy).
3 days ago · This table has been compiled from a combination of historical and contemporary sources. By 1880, the first date chosen, many western nations had established an age of consent for the first time, typically of 12 or 13 years.
3 days ago · Access by adolescents to education, contraception, and health services has expanded, but last year, 21 million adolescent girls became pregnant and 13 million gave birth. 3 Nearly one-third of all women in low-income and middle-income countries still begin childbearing at or before the age of 19 years. 4 And while population declines will reduce demand for adolescent sexual and reproductive ...
3 days ago · A recent report based on surveys of 15-year-olds in 42 countries, ... While the federal reports don't provide an age ... relevant and medically accurate information about safer sex and consent ...
2 days ago · Pornography laws by region vary throughout the world. The production and distribution of pornographic films are both activities that are legal in some but not all countries, as long as the pornography features performers above a certain age, usually 18 years. Further restrictions are often placed on such material.
4 days ago · Most modern legal systems provide for a legal minimum age of marriage ranging from 15 to 18 years. Some systems require parental consent to marriage when the parties are above the minimum age but below some other age, and failure to obtain this may be a ground for annulment.
3 days ago · In 25 states, schools must notify parents that such education will be provided, and six states require parental consent for student participation. Additionally, 35 states and D.C. allow parents...
