How old should you have to be to...

[Ebowed]

Buy birth control?
Have sex?
Get an abortion without parental involvement?
Drink alcohol?
Buy alcohol?
Smoke cigarettes?
Buy cigarettes?
Watch a pornographic film?
Star in a pornographic film?
Drive?
Be able to drop out of school?
Rent your own apartment?
Own your own business?
Go to a strip club?
Fight a bull?
Choose to go to a different place of worship than your parents?

[??????????]

Buy birth control? -18
Have sex? - 18
Get an abortion without parental involvement? 18
Drink alcohol? - 18
Buy alcohol? - 18
Smoke cigarettes? - 15
Buy cigarettes? - 15
Watch a pornographic film? - 18
Star in a pornographic film? - 18
Drive? - 16
Be able to drop out of school? - 16
Rent your own apartment? - 18
Own your own business? - 21
Go to a strip club? - 18
Fight a bull? - 18
Choose to go to a different place of worship than your parents? - Whenever competent enough.

[Ebowed]

Buy birth control? [No age restriction]
Have sex? 16
Get an abortion without parental involvement? [No age restriction]
Drink alcohol? [No age restriction]
Buy alcohol? 16
Smoke cigarettes? [No age restriction]
Buy cigarettes? 16
Watch a pornographic film? [No age restriction]
Star in a pornographic film? 18
Drive? 16
Be able to drop out of school? 15
Rent your own apartment? 16
Own your own business? 16
Go to a strip club? 18
Fight a bull? 18
Choose to go to a different place of worship than your parents? [No age restriction]

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Buy birth control? any time
Have sex? 16
Get an abortion without parental involvement? any time
Drink alcohol? 16
Buy alcohol? 18
Smoke cigarettes? 18
Buy cigarettes? 18
Watch a pornographic film? 16
Star in a pornographic film? 18
Drive? 14
Be able to drop out of school? 16
Rent your own apartment? 16
Own your own business? 18
Go to a strip club? 18
Fight a bull? never
Choose to go to a different place of worship than your parents? any time

[??????????]

For those who have thus far said 16-18 for owning a business think about all the roadblocks in the way of starting a business at age 16 would entail. Especially regarding credit cards, etc.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I had a credit card at that age. I understand the issues with a 16 year old but there's no reason an adult (18) shouldn't be allowed to

[MaC]

5 years old

[The Dowager Mod]

Buy birth control? 16
Have sex? 16
Get an abortion without parental involvement? 16
Drink alcohol? 21
Buy alcohol? 21
Smoke cigarettes? 18
Buy cigarettes? 18
Watch a pornographic film? 18
Star in a pornographic film? 18
Drive? 16
Be able to drop out of school? 16
Rent your own apartment? 18
Own your own business? 18
Go to a strip club? 21
Fight a bull? 18
Choose to go to a different place of worship than your parents? 16

[CultureKing]

Buy birth control? No age restriction
Have sex? 14
Get an abortion without parental involvement? 14
Drink alcohol? no age restriction
Buy alcohol? 14
Smoke cigarettes? 18
Buy cigarettes? 18
Watch a pornographic film? 17
Star in a pornographic film? 18
Drive? 16
Be able to drop out of school? 18
Rent your own apartment? 18
Own your own business? 16
Go to a strip club? 18
Fight a bull? 18
Choose to go to a different place of worship than your parents? no age restriction

[Speed of Sound]

Buy birth control? 14
Have sex? 14
Get an abortion without parental involvement? 14
Drink alcohol? 16
Buy alcohol? 18
Smoke cigarettes? 16
Buy cigarettes? 16
Watch a pornographic film? Any age
Star in a pornographic film? 16
Drive? 16
Be able to drop out of school? 18
Rent your own apartment? 16
Own your own business? 18
Go to a strip club? 16
Fight a bull? 18
Choose to go to a different place of worship than your parents? Any age

[opebo]

Buy birth control? 16
Have sex? 16

Prude

My answers:

Buy birth control? NOLIMIT
Have sex? NOLIMIT
Get an abortion without parental involvement? NOLIMIT
Drink alcohol? NOLIMIT
Buy alcohol? NOLIMIT
Smoke cigarettes? NOLIMIT
Buy cigarettes? NOLIMIT
Watch a pornographic film? NOLIMIT
Star in a pornographic film? NOLIMIT, though civil responsibility, OSHA rules, and union protection apply
Drive? 16
Be able to drop out of school? 16
Rent your own apartment? NOLIMIT
Own your own business? NOLIMIT
Go to a strip club? NOLIMIT
Fight a bull? NOLIMIT, though civil responsibility, OSHA rules, and union protection apply
Choose to go to a different place of worship than your parents? NOLIMIT

[Dr. Cynic]

Buy birth control? When you can use it

Have sex? When you're ready

Get an abortion without parental involvement? 16

Drink alcohol? 18

Buy alcohol? 18

Smoke cigarettes? 18

Buy cigarettes? 18

Watch a pornographic film? When you can afford it

Star in a pornographic film? 17

Drive? 16

Be able to drop out of school? 15

Rent your own apartment? When you can pay the bills for it

Own your own business? When you can run it

Go to a strip club? 18

Fight a bull? 18

Choose to go to a different place of worship than your parents? When you want to... I stopped going to church with my family when I was 12

[Boris]

Buy birth control? 14
Have sex? 14
Get an abortion without parental involvement? Unsure.
Drink alcohol? [No age restriction]
Buy alcohol? 18
Smoke cigarettes? 18
Buy cigarettes? 18
Watch a pornographic film? [No age restriction]
Star in a pornographic film? 18
Drive? 16
Be able to drop out of school? 18
Rent your own apartment? 18
Own your own business? 18
Go to a strip club? 16
Fight a bull? 18
Choose to go to a different place of worship than your parents? [No age restriction]

[YRABNNRM]

What about gamble?

[Hatman 🍁]

Buy birth control? 0
Have sex? 0, but only with someone your own age until 14. 14-18 only with someone near your age.
Get an abortion without parental involvement? 0
Drink alcohol? 0
Buy alcohol? 0
Smoke cigarettes? infinite
Buy cigarettes? infinite
Watch a pornographic film? 0
Star in a pornographic film? 14
Drive? 0
Be able to drop out of school? never
Rent your own apartment? 0
Own your own business? 0
Go to a strip club? 0
Fight a bull? infinite
Choose to go to a different place of worship than your parents? 0

[Ban my account ffs!]

Buy birth control?  No age limit. 
Have sex?  No age limit.
Get an abortion without parental involvement?  Undecided.  It really depends.
Drink alcohol?  16 for beer and wine, 18 for hard liquor.
Buy alcohol?  Same as above
Smoke cigarettes?  16
Buy cigarettes?  16
Watch a pornographic film?  No age limit
Star in a pornographic film?  18
Drive?  16, with exceptions in extreme cases.  18 to drive trucks and SUVs.
Be able to drop out of school?  16
Rent your own apartment?  18
Own your own business?  18, except in extreme cases (inheritance)
Go to a strip club? 18
Fight a bull?  No limit.
Choose to go to a different place of worship than your parents?  No limit.

[Verily]

Buy birth control? Any age
Have sex? Any age
Get an abortion without parental involvement? 16
Drink alcohol? 18
Buy alcohol? 18
Smoke cigarettes? 18
Buy cigarettes? 18
Watch a pornographic film? Any age
Star in a pornographic film? 18
Drive? 16 (cars only)
Be able to drop out of school? 18 and must have passed sophomore year of high school
Rent your own apartment? Any age
Own your own business? Any age
Go to a strip club? 18
Fight a bull? () Any age, I guess
Choose to go to a different place of worship than your parents? Any age

[??????????]

How credible would it really be for a 16 year old to run a business? And how successful do you think any such business would actually be? Seems like to much youthful dreaming and little reality around here, sometimes.

[Verily]

How credible would it really be for a 16 year old to run a business? And how successful do you think any such business would actually be? Seems like to much youthful dreaming and little reality around here, sometimes.

It's possible. In high school, I knew a girl who ran two businesses of her own and made quite a bit of money doing it. Of course, she was very exceptional, but that's not the point. There's no reason to lawfully restrict at which age you can run a business.

[Joe Republic]

How credible would it really be for a 16 year old to run a business? And how successful do you think any such business would actually be? Seems like to much youthful dreaming and little reality around here, sometimes.

It's possible. In high school, I knew a girl who ran two businesses of her own and made quite a bit of money doing it. Of course, she was very exceptional, but that's not the point. There's no reason to lawfully restrict at which age you can run a business.

A guy in my school made his first million before he graduated.  Something to do with web design, I believe.  He was also very exceptional, as you could imagine, but I agree that that isn't the point.  Why deny him a personal fortune from his entrepreneurial endeavor just because of his age?

[© tweed]

Buy birth control? no limit
Have sex? 16 I guess, butI'd propose a more complex age of consent formula
Get an abortion without parental involvement? 18
Drink alcohol? no limit
Buy alcohol? 18
Smoke cigarettes? no limit
Buy cigarettes? 18
Watch a pornographic film? no limit
Star in a pornographic film? 18
Drive? 16
Be able to drop out of school? 16
Rent your own apartment? no limit
Own your own business? no limit
Go to a strip club? no limit
Fight a bull? no limit
Choose to go to a different place of worship than your parents? no limit

[AkSaber]

Buy birth control? -- 14
Have sex? -- 16
Get an abortion without parental involvement? -- 18
Drink alcohol? -- Parents' choice, with supervision
Buy alcohol? -- 18
Smoke cigarettes? -- 16
Buy cigarettes? -- 18
Watch a pornographic film? -- 16
Star in a pornographic film? -- 18
Drive? -- 16
Be able to drop out of school? -- 16
Rent your own apartment? -- 16
Own your own business? -- 18
Go to a strip club? -- 18
Fight a bull? -- 16, I guess
Choose to go to a different place of worship than your parents? -- Uh, not really an age limit thing

[Bacon King]

Buy birth control? no age limit
Have sex? no age limit, though an age of consent at 16.
Get an abortion without parental involvement? no idea. 18, if i had to pick an arbitrary number.
Drink alcohol? 12 for light alcoholic drinks, 18 for liquor. Home/parent exceptions, too.
Buy alcohol?  14 for light alcoholic drinks, 18 for liquor
Smoke cigarettes? 18
Buy cigarettes? 18
Watch a pornographic film? 16
Star in a pornographic film? 16
Drive? 16
Be able to drop out of school? 18
Rent your own apartment? 18
Own your own business? no age limit
Go to a strip club? 18
Fight a bull? 16, i guess
Choose to go to a different place of worship than your parents? no age limit

[WalterMitty]

Drink alcohol? 12 for light alcoholic drinks, 18 for liquor. Home/parent exceptions, too.
Buy alcohol?  14 for light alcoholic drinks, 18 for liquor

what is the difference between 'light' drinks and liquor?

drunk is drunk.

it doesnt matter what you drank to get that way.  sure, it takes more 'light' drinks to get drunk, but it doesnt mean they are any more safe than hard liquor.

i would argue that 'malternatives' are more harmful to teens than liquor.  the sweetness disguises the alcohol content.  you dont realize how much alcohol youve had.  keep in mind, most of these drinks have a higher alcohol content than beer.

it's like 'light cigarettes'.  people are dumb enough to believe it is somehow less harmful.

[opebo]

I find it bizarre that some right-wingers on here don't wish to allow youngsters to 'own their own business'.  Imagine this (and it is by far the most likely way a young person would 'own their own business) - a person who is ten years old loses both parents in a tragic yachting accident.  He or she inherits the family brokerage firm/art gallery/Roto-rooter franchise.  Do you propose the disposses the young elite?