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xc2215x@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.ml · 8 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 · 8 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.
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    No, it is a parliamentary democracy.

    A democracy is never a guarantee of favorable or progressive outcomes.

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      Nonetheless, it’s still run by pedophiles. And if this is because of voting, then the people voting on this are pedophiles as well.

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