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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.
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 ...
NEW YORK, May 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The governor of New Jersey declined to sign a measure into law on Thursday that would have made the U.S. state the first to ban child marriage ...
The world cannot keep its promise to end child marriage by year 2030 if California continues to hold up progress.
Poverty and lack of laws mandating minimum age for marriage have been cited as reasons for child marriage in Latin America. [ 176 ] [ 177 ] In an effort to combat the widespread belief among poor, rural, and indigenous communities that child marriage is a route out of poverty, some NGOs are working with communities in Latin America to shift ...
Marriage in the United States is a legal, social, and religious institution. The marriage age is set by each state and territory, either by statute or the common law applies. . An individual may marry without parental consent or other authorization on reaching 18 years of age in all states except in Nebraska (where the general marriage age is 19) and Mississippi (where the general marriage age ...
CONCORD — The New Hampshire House passed a bill to ban child marriage in New Hampshire on Thursday. Senate Bill 359 , sponsored by Sen. Debra Altschiller, D-Stratham, would raise the minimum age ...
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.