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Koski and Heymann found child marriage was higher among girls than among boys (6.8 vs. 5.7 per 1,000, or a ~19% difference). [32] Most of the available statistics and literature on child marriages examine female minors as opposed to male minors.
Under the current law, a judge and a parent may enter a child into marriage, with no real recourse for a minor who does not want to marry. Child marriage is not a right. It is a human rights abuse.
Some advocates want California to prohibit marriage for people under age 18. But groups including the ACLU and Planned Parenthood have opposed such bans, saying they could undermine minors' rights ...
The world cannot keep its promise to end child marriage by year 2030 if California continues to hold up progress.
Jan. 8—Child marriage is still legal in Washington, and on Monday state lawmakers moved along a proposed law to ban it. Today, children of any age can get married in the state. If they're 17 ...
The law prohibits marriage between a child and a child or between an adult and a child. This is whether in informal union or cohabitation outside of wedlock between an adult and a child, or between children. The law intends to abolish all traditional and cultural practices and structures that perpetuate discrimination, abuse.
Minors cannot marry. The Governor of Michigan signed sets of bills into law that ended child marriage in July [58] [59] and September 2023. [60] [61] Minnesota: 18 [46] 16 Minors cannot marry. [46] Mississippi [49] 21 — [46] [40] 16 [62] With parental consent, males can marry at 17 and females at 15.
California is one of only four states that allows minors to marry. The governor and the Legislature’s leadership need to step up and protect children.