Age of Consent

Legal Treatment of Adolescent Sexuality

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By now we should all understand the neuro-physiology of human sexual development & expression. Production of hormones that trigger physical maturation at adolescence also affects motivation & behavior. It is not a sudden threshold, like switching on a light. Rather, hormone levels increase gradually, just as they decline gradually in later adult life. They are easily…