Piercing Tongues and ‘Intimate’ Parts Is Banned in Wales for Those Under 18<br />The Welsh law was prompted by studies and surveys reporting<br />that not only are young people far more likely to have piercings, their piercings are much more likely to cause problems like infections and, in the case of tongue studs, damaged teeth.<br />Katdemon Ink Tattoo said that Da<br />BBC News - Wales ban on tongue and intimate piercings for under 18s https://t.co/CJCmi6cCv8 Mr. Webb dismissed the comparison, noting<br />that "voting doesn’t destroy your oral health." In the United States, laws on piercing vary by state, but in general, they do not make distinctions among parts of the body, and they require parental consent before age 18.<br />In Wales, the answer is 18, under a law that took effect on Thursday, just days after the<br />Welsh government proposed allowing people as young as 16 to vote in local elections.<br />A British Medical Journal report from 2008, often cited by health officials, said<br />that tongue piercings were the most troublesome, with 50 percent of people between 16 to 24 with the piercings reporting medical complications.<br />The restriction on piercing, part of a health law that passed last year with broad support in the Welsh National<br />Assembly, prohibits piercing the tongue, breast, genitals or posterior of anyone younger than 18.
