A proposal to lower the age of consent in India has reignited the debate over the legally appropriate age for engaging in ...

An amendment to Iraq's 1959 Personal Status law could theoretically make it legal for girls as young as nine years old to get married. The proposal has drawn scrutiny worldwide. This amendment would ...

Legally speaking, consent refers to the voluntary agreement to engage in a particular activity, oftentimes of a sexual nature. Because consent is considered an ongoing process, it can be revoked at ...

The Alaska House of Representatives took a step towards raising the state’s age of consent from 16 to 18 years old on Friday. A bipartisan majority of the House approved the measure as an amendment to ...

Instagram is introducing new protection guidelines for under-age users in the US, Canada, Australia and the UK based on film ...

Rep. Jim Olsen, R-Roland, has reintroduced a bill to raise the age of consent in Oklahoma. Olsen is pictured at the House swearing-in ceremony Nov. 20. (Photo by Emma Murphy/Oklahoma Voice) OKLAHOMA ...

PITTSFIELD — A former Miss Hall’s School teacher who has been accused by five alumnae of sexual abuse while they were students cannot be prosecuted because the women were over the age of 16 when the ...

A bill to raise the age at which people can make their own medical decisions from 14 to 16 is headed to Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk for signature. It was approved by the Alabama Senate on Wednesday. Under ...