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Question: At what age does sex become legal?

Answer: Under Arizona law it is illegal for two people to have sex when one or both of them are younger than 18.


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On 06/02/04
Renee from AZ said:
I Honestly Do agree with most of you But evem though I have been living on my own for two years I don't think that it's right when the person you Love has to worry about going to jail because He's 20 and you 17 almost 18! Answer that for me please. My parents were 13 and 19 when they met got married when my mother was 16 and father was 22 and they have been together almost 35 years I don't understand about a year or two in age difference!!!
On 05/23/04
Mom from FL said:
If you have to ask what the legal age is then you are not old enough. Does not matter if you are 16 or 22, having sex is more than just a physical thing between 2 people. If you were to get pregnant, who would take care of the baby?? If you are not old enough to take care of a baby, then you are not old enough to have sex. If you are being financially supported by your parents, then they DO have the right to decide when you have sex because it will be them that ends up supporting a baby.
On 05/14/04
crystal from IL said:
I truly believe you should not have sex till marriage, that is the way God inteneded it to be think about it there are too many diseases out there. Why is it so hard to wait till you are married? What is the point of sleeping with someone you know you are not going to marry? Even at 16 or 17 you think you met the person you will be w/ forever but 99% of the time you will not be w/ that person. also 99% of the time if you get pregnant the guy is not there for you anymore I have seen it happen. then what you are stuck taking care of a child w/no money no house of your own how unfair to the baby
On 05/11/04
tizzy from AZ said:
love is something preciouse and should be shared with the one U LOVE SO I DONTA THINK THERE SHOULD BE A AGE lIMIT u love who u love through thick and thin
On 05/04/04
Licia from LA said:
I think kids can have sex with anyone they like. If you really love that person then its ok. Me and my boyfriend did that a month ago and we're still hoping nobody finds out ,but we don't care.
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