[VRWC_minion]

You can't. While legally, she may be at the age of concent, she has not yet reached the age of majority

Is she or is she not a consenting adult at age 16 (140 in some states.

I can see why your uncomfortable but this example is precisely why some of us have a problem that the "nuclear" option was chosen to get rid of sodomy laws.

[ffusco]

I think the parent/child relationship trumps the consenting age deal.

It would still be considered Child Abuse, No?

[Dead Corpse]

Is she or is she not a consenting adult at age 16 (140 in some states.

Reading comprehension is a virtue you should cultivate. While she can consent to having sex at 16, YOU ARE STILL HER LEGAL GUARDIAN UNTIL SHE REACHES 18. I'm not coming at this from a moral standpoint. Just a legal one. Morally, I'd kick your ass on principle. Even though, by my own standards, this would obligate me to also pay your doctors bills and any missed work time.

I can see why your uncomfortable but this example is precisely why some of us have a problem that the "nuclear" option was chosen to get rid of sodomy laws.

Your straw man has NOTHING to do with sodomy laws. Logic doesn't bend that far.