All you need is love? by Sue Sharpe and Rachel Thomson is illustrated by the views of 11-to 16-year-olds living in England and Northern Ireland on issues such as under-age sex, sexual pressures and homosexuality. It also explores the ways that sex is seen as legitimate or justified in their eyes.
Their comments show that young people cannot be seen as a single group.
In response to a question on abortion one girl says: "I think it's wrong, it's like murder," while a boy of the same age group felt it was acceptable, stating: "If you're too young you can't look after the baby, can you?"
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