Talking point: When do you become an adult

This week's talking point is around adulthood. Get together with the members of your talking group and discuss the questions below.

Should the legal age of adulthood be lowered or raised?
Do you think there is a certain age at which people should be considered adults? 
When did you consider yourself mature, or adult?
Is it fair that people can serve in the military and vote at 18, but not buy alcohol until they are 21? (US)
Is it fair that the age of consent for sexual activity is 13 and for marriage with parents' consent 16? (Spain)
Or that parents must go to the doctor with their children if they are under 16? (Spain)
Or that teenagers can abort if they are 16 on condition that they inform their parents? (Spain)
Or that the minimum age to work is 16? (Spain)
Or that the age to take a moped onto public roads is 14 although teenagers have to be 18 to drive a car? (Spain)
When do you feel people should have the rights and responsibilities of legal adults?
Do you think the age of majority should be based more on brain science than on politics?

To gain some insight into the topic, you can read The New York Times debate When do kids become adults?, where several experts express their opinion on this issue.

André da Loba