I think that people under the age of 16 are too young to be having sex. I know that in their own minds they are mature enough, but people change a lot in their late teens/early twenties. Too many young people nowadays have sex without fully understanding the possible repercussions.

Taking the (in my opinion) worst case scenario of a 16 year old getting pregnant; even if they were responsible enough to care for a child, and I think that is unlikely, they would have a VERY difficult time making enough money to do so. Some people are lucky enough to have their parents around to help them out, but some aren't.

personally, i think 16 is too young to be having sex. mostly b/c most people at that age still don't understand the emotional aspect of having sex. it's risky behavior for 16-yr-olds. but that's just my personal opinion. i have a number of friends who had sex at that age, & most of them have regrets about it & had wished they had at least waited until they were older & more mature.

i think its too young

I agree, 16 is too young IMO. I don't think a 16 year old can handle the emotional aspects or the risk of disease and especially pregnancy.

I think it comes down to a case by case basis. In most cases I would absolutely agree that people having sex under 16 are too young to be able to think it through and plan and be safe. But I was the 15 year old who knew that because I wasn't on birth control, sex without a condom wasn't an option. So we always used condoms, even after I was on birth control. Some 15 and 16 year olds can handle the responsibility of planning for things that might go wrong. I still think that 15 and 16 is too young to be having sex, but it's starting to become the norm it seems like.