Is it time to lower the age of consent?

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The Niall Boylan Show

Thursday, 29 September 2022 - 41 minutes

Questions have been raised about whether the age of consent should be reduced to 16. Currently, the age of sexual consent is 17. It comes as the Minister for Health waits for legal advice on whether the free contraception scheme can be expanded to those aged 16 to 30. Is it time to lower the age of consent?

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