A person under 18 years old cannot buy cigarettes and alcohol, or give consent to get married. Nor can he or she give valid consent to sex under the age of 16.
However, the law does allow a girl to go for an abortion no matter how young she is, even if her parents do not give the go-ahead or even know about it.
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