Reaching some degree of sexual maturation during puberty means that acts or raising children
○ the body and mind are automatically ready for sexual acts and parenting
the body is undergoing changes, but this does not necessarily mean readiness for sexual
○ reproduction becomes compulsory
○ the person can no longer grow taller under any circumstance
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The chapter is explicit that sexual maturation does not necessarily mean the body or mind is ready for sexual acts or for having and raising children.