The general argument against adults having even consensual sex with minors is that they aren't able to judge the consequences (emotion, physical, societal, etc...) for themselves and can be easily manipulated, thus the need to make this illegal.
> I'd say that the "to each their own" argument works really well in many situations.
Agreed. The dividing line is generally around an action affecting someone else. If it does, then there is the possibility that we should make it illegal.
> I'd say that the "to each their own" argument works really well in many situations.
Agreed. The dividing line is generally around an action affecting someone else. If it does, then there is the possibility that we should make it illegal.
Of course, this can become more nuanced. At the risk of getting (slightly) off topic, Deborah Stone's book Policy Paradox (http://www.amazon.com/Policy-Paradox-Political-Decision-Revi...) has an interesting discussion.