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Last broadcast on Sat, 26 Sep 2009, 22:15 on BBC Radio 4 (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Edward Stourton chairs a live discussion series in which guests set out their strong views on a subject, before being challenged by a panel of experts.
Cambridge lawyer, Prof John Spencer, says that we should make it legal for young teenagers to have sex. He says the age of consent, fixed at 16 by the Sexual Offences Act 2003, makes criminals of half the population.
The Iconoclast: Professor John Spencer
Professor of law at Selwyn College, Cambridge University.
The Panellists
Dr Trevor Stammers
GP, Lecturer in Healthcare Ethics at St Mary's University College, Twickenham and the Chairman of the Christian Medical Fellowship.
Sarah Nelson
Research Fellow at Edinburgh University, her major research interest is childhood sexual abuse.
Peter Tatchell
The gay activist and human rights campaigner.
If you want to have your say, email us at iconoclasts@bbc.co.uk
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Broadcasts
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Wed 23 Sep 200920:00
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Sat 26 Sep 200922:15
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