Tiffany W
i think it's abit pointless you know with al the peer pressure goin on for us young people there aint no point telling us to stop because we weont listen all they can do is provide contraception so us girls dont get pregnant. I think it also bad because my friend went prison for having sex with a girl only a year younger than him and he got in trouble for that after he was only 16 so i think the age of consent needs to be lowered. my sex ed lesson? we only learnt how to put on condoms with beer googles. thats basically it.

Ash
Not a dig at Chris M, but I think the attitude from many younger people that chicks having "meds" so they don't get pregnant doesn't help with one of the big problems, STDs, some people don't know they have them, so wrap before you tap.I was always under the impression that should anything go wrong, you should be in a position to deal with the consequences, ie raising a child, somebody at 15 has no chance at this. If you're ready and responsible enough, it's within your grasp.

CJS
Sex is such a easy thing to get caught up in because it comes with such complex emotions, so it should be when your ready. I always find spending some time away from someone makes you realise whether or not, what you might share with them is the right thing or time. Young people have so many sexual role models and I don't think young people are growing up knowing how to counteract those examples and find what they want to do. It's all about home life and how they apply that to their sexual lives

CT
It’s more about maturity than age. If you are not mature enough to use protection, get tested for STD's and deal with unwanted pregnancies and even the emotional side of a sexual relationship then you are not ready for the responsibility of having sex. I think if you have educated yourself about sex and what you need to do to be protected then you’re ready for a sexual relationship. Saying all that I think for me personally, 16 would have been way too young so I’m glad I waited.

Solomon
I belive that sex should be within a couple who is married. I think that having when you are not married complicates things very much and many teenages who has sex young are often not ready.

Charl
i think putting a age limit on sex is wrong anyway because some people thing its "cool" to be breaking the law, if theres no law, theres nothing to break. They should have sex when they feel ready and be educated about it so they are safe about it.

Lisa Hodgson
I think the legal age should be left at 16. It protects children from the abuse of adults at this age. If its 13 what is to stop adults from having relationships with young children then. However I don't think two people who are of the same age say 15 should be prosecuted if they have consented to have sex with each other.

Helen
The pressure to have sex from peers and the media - DJ's included is stupid. We need to give young people the confidence to say no and have adults who are willing to be courageous enough to be role models for waiting - when did protecting kids and youth become so 'unfashionable'. Sex is great so don't cheapen it.

J & K
By putting an age limit on the age to have sex, sets boundaries which most ppl choose to ignore and end up having sex prior their age of the sex limit in their country.By not setting an age limit leaves people to make their own choice to have sex but also vulnerable to likes of Paedophiles.However by also not having an age limit makes younger people more open to the emotions that come with having sex when they are not ready as such, which can lead to alot of unprotected sex, STD's and abortions.Perhaps we should look at the country with the lowest teen pregnancies which has a similar government policy to the UK and mirror their ways?!But all in all we think that 16/17 is a good age limit to make the right choice about sex as this is an age to leave school and be more knowledgable about life experiences.