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Teens reject plan to lower consent age for sex from 18 to 16 years

Portrait of African girls studying in a rural classroom. [Picture, Standard]

Teenagers have opposed the renewed push to have the age of consent for sex lowered to 16 years from the current 18 years.

According to a report by the National Gender and Equity Commission released yesterday, teenagers argued that if the age of consent is lowered from the current 18 to 16 years, it would imply they would start taking up adult roles.

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