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Originally Posted by Rathji
A parent, who is responsible for their child most certainly has the final say in if their non-adult child can have sex with. You throw nearly adult around as though 'close enough' is something that people shouldn't worry about. You need to have a waiver form from a parent to participate in a dangerous activity as a minor, why should sex be any different? You could die from it. You could ruin your's or someone else's life with it.
If a parent thinks their kid is mature enough to have sex, then they are allowed to. It is simple as that. Would you rather the legal system decide? Set some arbitrary limit?
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That's exactly what these laws constitute!
Of course a parent should have input and have a strong presence, but I wasn't 17 too long ago and I know that my thought process hasn't changed drastically since, which is probably the same for most of you in your early to mid twenties. You don't suddenly grow up at 18. And I know there are always exceptions, but for the most part a person is pretty well together by the time they hit that age.