>> Under 18's not allowed to have body piercings.
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>> There is no possible logical and valid argument to justify or explain these two pieces
>> of legislation together. They are mutually incompatible.
It's not any body piercings it's intimate body piercings; breasts, navels, genitalia and tongue
Guide for practitioners is here:
gov.wales/docs/dhss/publications/180201guidance-for-businessesen.pdf
and this press release highlights the dangers:
gov.wales/newsroom/health-and-social-services/2018/piercing/?lang=en
Essentially it's a public health issue, just the same as tatooing minors.
If they give 16 year olds the vote then perhaps allowing penile piercings at 16 could be a campaign issue?
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