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[–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

I still think you have a misunderstanding of what the age of consent is. It's simply the age where a person is deemed mature enough to consent to having sex with an adult.

It's not disregarding teen sexualities as it doesn't punish two people under the age of consent for having sex, and it has nothing to do with reproductive health issues a child might experience. It is to punish adults for taking advantage of a child.

No one is saying that parents shouldn't be able to approve medically necessary circumcision. They're saying that parents shouldn't be able to approve it for cosmetic reasons, and that the child should be the ones making that decision when they're old enough to do.

The age of consent just happens to be when we deem children old enough to make their own decisions about sex, so it makes sense to restrict cosmetics circumcision until at least then.

[–] Virtvirt588@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

I still think you have a misunderstanding of what the age of consent is. It's simply the age where a person is deemed mature enough to consent to having sex with an adult.

I am aware of that fact. The point here is that people below the age of consent shall be able to decide what they want to do as opposed to waiting till the age of consent, as stated within my first argument.

In essence, teenagers should have a degree of say, because they are capable of understanding medical decisions and shouldn't be restricted towards the age of consent - which usually is used for sexual consent with another person. In addition, age of consent already does one thing, which is sexual consent to others. It shouldnt dictate what you do to yourself.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The age of consent in most of the US is 16, which I think is a reasonable age to allow the decision.

[–] Virtvirt588@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago

Well I do respect your opinion; however, teenagers should have more autonomy in terms of their own body. Age of consent should remain just that - the age of consent to sex, not anything else.

In addition, I don't think we should rely on arguments grounded on opinions - just as its the case with it matching the age of consent, without further clarification. There are also publications such as WHO which further exemplify the point I'm trying to make.

Also, according to this Neuroscience article which is related to gender affirming care:

adolescents possess the capabilities required to engage in adult-like cognitive control and decision-making

To conclude, the original argument had unclear motives and objectives - of course feedback had enabled to see this problem. Further evidence has been provided to reinforce the position of decision making to not be based on age of consent. Additionally, within research, age of consent has no influence on personal decision making - in terms of your own self.