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Iraq set to lower the age of consent to just nine years old (womensagenda.com.au)
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[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 17 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Why not just remove it entirely? 9 is oddly specific

[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 27 points 9 months ago

Because 8 is too young, you pervert!

[–] BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 13 points 9 months ago

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