Re: Sexual Offences Act 2003, UK

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> I wasn't commenting on if it was too low or what too low would be.  The
> poster had said that they thought the age of consent would be lowered.  I
> said that I have never heard of the age of consent being lowered, only
> raised.  In my state, the age of consent used to be 14, but has been raised
> to 16.  People are talking, now, about raising it to 17 or 18.  I have
> never heard any in power talking about lowering it back to 14.  I have
> never heard of anyone in power talking about lowering the AOC anywhere, for
> anything.  I just don't see it happening in the future.

Yes, and this trend upwards coincides with the onset of menstruation happening
at ever-younger ages.