Age of consent
Title:
Age of consent
JLCTITLE245:
Christine Watkins, book editor.
Publication Information:
Detroit : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2013]
Physical Description:
117 pages ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780737768169
9780737768176
Series:
Abstract:
"In the United States, each state determines the age at which a person can legally have sex. Age of Consent laws exist to prevent exploitation of young people, but are they too protective in some cases and too punitive in others? This book offers a variety of perspectives on the effectiveness and impact of these laws, which can be inconsistent and sometimes have unintended consequences."--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-111) and index.
Added Author:
Contents:
The age of consent should be eighteen / Kelsey Watchman -- The age of consent should be lowered / Jacob M. Appel -- Age of consent laws are confusing / Martha Kempner -- Provisions for juvenile offenders are important in age of consent laws / Brittany Logino Smith and Glen A. Kercher -- Judges should have sentencing discretion regarding age of consent laws / Radley Balko -- Minors should have access to abortion on their own consent / National Abortion Foundation -- Minors should need parental consent to obtain abortions / The Christian Medical and Dental Associations, the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the Catholic Medical Association -- American adolescents and emergency contraceptive pill access / Jacqueline Sedgwick -- Minors should not have access to contraception without parental consent / Patrick F Fagan, William L. Saunders, and Michael A. Fragoso -- Sex offender registries should be reviewed and revised / Abigail Pesta -- Consensual teen sexting should not be punished / Julia Halloran McLaughlin -- Sexting harms boys as well as girls / Nancy Willard.