e-938 (Sexual consent)
- Keywords
- Age of consent
- Children
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the House of Commons
- At present, the law for consent to sexual activities for ages 12-14 and 14-16 with exceptions gives these individuals some rights without the parent's or guardian’s consent;
- In the case of pregnancy from the sexual consent of this age, with few exceptions, it falls on the parents/guardian to provide support for the teenager;
- Teenagers are dependents themselves and they might not be able to provide for their dependents, and as such might not have the life skills older individuals do;
- Young individuals might not be financially capable of providing for another human being;
- The current law does not take into consideration the parents;
- This amendment would enable the parents to be held accountable in order to nurture and guide their families to a better life and future, and
- It is a fact that Canadian and the Canadian Institute for Health Information's statistics indicate in 2013, that 10,255 abortions took place with individuals aged under 19 years old and 9,069 in 2014 with most counted as victims.
- Open for signature
- March 17, 2017, at 9:13 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- July 15, 2017, at 9:13 a.m. (EDT)