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Teenage sex

The recent marriage of a 13 year old British girl to a 19 year old man in Turkey has caused a widespread outcry. In the ensuing debate, attention has focused on the large number of girls in Britain who are provided with contraception while under the age of consent. In 1993-4, 37000 girls aged under 16 attended family planning clinics in England. We do not know how many of these girls were as young as 13, but, according to the Department of Health, for 15 year olds in the same year the rate was 14.2 per 100.¹ Very little has been written on the subject of when it becomes appropriate for a young person to embark on sexual relationships. How then are doctors and other health professionals to address the issue of under age sex? In practice, when is it reasonable to reassure worried parents . . . [Full text of this article]

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