With more than 6,000 schoolgirls getting pregnant each year, often ending their studies since many do not continue their ...

Sen. Matt Claman, who is running for governor, unveiled the package of crime legislation after pressure from advocates to act ...

India’s highest court is to decide whether the age of consent for sexual activity should be lowered, in a landmark case that has sparked fierce debate across the country. Lawyers petitioned the ...

The age of consent establishes the age when a person is considered legally competent to voluntarily consent to sexual activity, says LegalMatch. In a legal context, minors under the age of consent ...

The age of consent first saw a debate in 1860 when sexual intercourse with a girl under 10 was criminalised. It was raised to 12, 14 and then to 16 in 1940. After staying at 16 for over seven decades, ...

The Boston Globe’s reporting on age-of-consent laws has made clear what survivors in Massachusetts have long known: ...