age of consent
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The age of consent in the UAE is 18.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2025
Norman Woods of South Dakota Family Voice Action said it doesn’t make sense to raise the age for marriage if the age of consent in South Dakota remains at 16.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2024
During a highly charged parliamentary debate on Tuesday, MP Lucy Akello questioned whether the age of consent was being lowered from the current 18 years to 15 years, the state-owned New Vision newspaper reported.
From BBC • Oct. 11, 2023
Washington’s age of consent for gender-affirming surgery without approval from a parent or guardian is 18.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2023
The age of consent is eighteen years in all of the states in which women have had the ballot, although in only eight of the others is it so high.
From A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil by Addams, Jane
