With more than 6,000 schoolgirls getting pregnant each year, often ending their studies since many do not continue their ...

Japan has proposed raising the age of consent from 13 to 16 as part of an overhaul of sex crime legislation after a string of controversial rape acquittals. The Japanese Justice Ministry’s proposal ...

India’s highest court is to decide whether the age of consent for sexual activity should be lowered, in a landmark case that has sparked fierce debate across the country. Lawyers petitioned the ...

A bill to raise the age of consent is working its way through the Oklahoma legislature, and local child advocates expressed on Wednesday that it is a step in the right direction. Senate Bill 445 ...

The Fi We Children Foundation (FWCF) says raising Jamaica’s age of consent will not deter teenage pregnancy, noting that the ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A bill to raise Oklahoma’s age of consent from 16 to 18 is now on Governor Kevin Stitt’s desk, with lawmakers largely in agreement on the need to close what they called a ...

House lawmakers on Monday removed an amendment from a bill that would have raised the age of consent from 16 to 18 in some situations. The main bill requires the state to screen children for signs of ...

The Alaska House of Representatives took a step towards raising the state’s age of consent from 16 to 18 years old on Friday. A bipartisan majority of the House approved the measure as an amendment to ...

Berkshire County officials will promote new legislation aimed at protecting students from sexual predation in schools on a virtual press conference Monday. It comes after a number of troubling ...

Alabama’s age of medical consent is rising from 14 to 16 beginning October 1, following the passage of amendments and additions to existing age of consent state laws in the 2025 legislative session.