"Children cannot contract" - That of course depends on the age of consent (16-18 in most US states, 14 in Mexico). There are people pushing the idea of lowering or eliminating the age of consent for various reasons:
For example, see www.asfar.org - Americans for a Society Free from Age Discrimination
Aboliton of repeal of all age of consent laws have been advocated in Europe by such intellectuals as Michel Foucault, Guy Hocquenghem, Jacques Derrida, Jean Danet, Louis Althusser, and Francoise Dolto.
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Abolition of age of consent laws
Main article: Abolition of age of consent laws
The abolition of laws referring to the age of consent is defended by different individuals and organizations, but for different reasons. Due process of law advocates rely on the presumption of innocence, denouncing double standards and unconstitutionality. Youth rights activists regard age limits as arbitrary and ask for other criteria. Pedophile activists claim that in some cases there is actual consent before puberty. French intellectuals (including Foucault and Hocquenghem) defy the very premises of child sexuality and the rationale of criminal law. They signed a petition asking for the decriminalization of such acts. All these groups condemn violent rapes while advocating the end of statutory rape, regarded as a legal fiction. And all these ideas, of course, are polemic, once they shake the status quo and question a well-established system of thought.
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