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Reading these topics makes me wonder - does anyone remember sex-ed classes? I can't speak for all, I had mine in middle school in the 70's. Talked A LOT about stds; mentioned birth control - and the fact that nothing is 100% guaranteed against pregnancy (condom+pill=99% efective).
I can't say someone is physically ready to have kids at 13 or not, but I can tell you that NO 13yo is ready to have a child. There would be too much put on that child (the 13yo) that they could not handle.
As far as I understand some laws of the U.S., the age of consent was lower so that families could get started sooner (1800s). But families also used to be 8 or 10 large to work the farms. Those days are over. While time has moved on, some laws have not.
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