World Jun 16 Japan raises the age of sexual consent to 16 from 13, which was among the world’s lowest By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press
World Nov 13 France may set minimum legal age for sexual consent Two recent court cases have heightened the debate over who is old enough to consent to sex under French law. By Angela Charlton, Philippe Sotto, Associated Press
Health Aug 23 Watch 3:33 Why we should be thinking of sexual intimacy in terms of pizza In her new book “Girls & Sex,” Peggy Orenstein suggests that we re-think sexual intimacy, in both education and our everyday lives. While she acknowledges the importance of the national debate on campus sexual assault, Orenstein also urges us to… By PBS News Hour
Nation Aug 28 Watch 10:03 Prep school rape trial raises questions about teen consent Nineteen-year-old Owen Labrie, a former student at a prep school in New Hampshire, was accused of raping a freshman girl in 2014, but a jury cleared him of felony rape, convicting him on other lesser charges. Jeffrey Brown discusses the… By PBS News Hour