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The Worrying Trend of Children and ‘Consent’

The Worrying Trend of Children and ‘Consent’
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The report (pdf), from a consortium of U.N.-backed agencies, is shocking: There’s nothing necessarily wrong with adults having sex with children. That is, as long as the sex is “consensual” and the young person involved possesses sufficient “maturity” to “make decisions about engaging in consensual sexual conduct.”
Charlotte Allen
Charlotte Allen
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Charlotte Allen is the executive editor of Catholic Arts Today and a frequent contributor to Quillette. She has a doctorate in medieval studies from the Catholic University of America.
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