A well being board has been criticised after it revealed recommendation for youngsters as younger as 13 telling them that it's OK to have intercourse.
An NHS Lanarkshire internet web page on Intercourse & the Legislation tells 13 to 15-year-olds it's authorized in Scotland for women and men to have intercourse as soon as they're over 16 years of age.
It provides it's “extremely unlikely” they may get into hassle for having underage intercourse, so long as there's not an enormous age hole and each consent.
It provides: “You'll not get into hassle by speaking to a health care provider, nurse or another person in a sexual well being clinic in case you are having intercourse, excited about having intercourse or accessing contraception earlier than you're 16.”
A Roman Catholic Church spokesman stated the well being board must be investigated by police “because it seems to represent an incitement to commit a legal offence”.
Simon Calvert, depute director of The Christian Institute, described the recommendation as a “critical little one safety failure”.
The Scottish Tories spokeswoman for kids and younger folks, Meghan Gallacher, stated: “When uncertainty is created round areas just like the authorized age of consent, it confuses kids and presents alternatives for individuals who would search to hurt susceptible youngsters.”
Kerri Todd, NHS Lanarkshire’s head of well being enchancment, stated the recommendation “clearly states that the authorized age of sexual exercise is 16 and that any sexual exercise with somebody within the 13-15 age group is in opposition to the regulation”.
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