• captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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      Culturally they’re in a transitory stage. Legally adults, but they’re new to it and it’s frowned upon to sexually pursue them if you’re much older because they’re new to adulthood

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      Yes. 18 year olds are technically adults in the US, but that doesn’t mean their bodies can support and birth babies as well as when they’re older.

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        that doesn’t mean their bodies can support and birth babies as well as when they’re older

        I think they are restricted in that regard biologically way less than psychologically.