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Young Love: Romeo and Juliet were a Legal Couple

The Age of Consent This is a very contentious subject matter. And yet, over time the lines of legality have shifted from younger to older. The first recorded age-of-consent law dates from 1275 in England; as part of its provisions on rape, … Continue reading

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