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Banning piercings for under 18s may be medically a good idea, but it takes away choice and self-esteem
Michael Richards, Edge Hill University It is now an offence for under-18s in Wales to get any intimate piercings – meaning tongue, genitals and nipples. One of the main arguments for this ban is that young people under 18 are still physically developing and that these kinds of piercings can stifle that development and lead…