Caribbean youth leaders have called for a review of the age of consent as it is not aligned with the age when most young people are allowed to access sexual and reproductive health services.
According to a press release, speaking at a meeting convened by PANCAP in Trinidad and Tobago on Friday, Minister of Health, Wellness and the Environment, St Vincent and the Grenadines Robert T L V Browne, had also said earlier, “The disparity between the age of consent and access to sexual health services is a shame. As young people, we must challenge policymakers to review this since it has a direct impact on young people contracting HIV and AIDS.”
