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@xc2215x@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.ml • 6 months ago

Iraq set to lower the age of consent to just nine years old

womensagenda.com.au

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Iraq set to lower the age of consent to just nine years old

womensagenda.com.au

@xc2215x@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.ml • 6 months ago
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Girls as young as nine could be forced into marriage in Iraq, as conservative groups in parliament push to lower the age of consent.
  • wuphysics87
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    18•6 months ago

    Why not just remove it entirely? 9 is oddly specific

    • @SendMePhotos@lemmy.world
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      27•6 months ago

      Because 8 is too young, you pervert!

    • @BestBouclettes@jlai.lu
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      13•6 months ago

      I guess it matches Aisha’s age in the Qur’an

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