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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 ACLU claims banning child marriage would be “denying these young people the right to marry.” But children, as minors, do not have that right. Under the current law, a judge and a parent ...
Unchained At Last, a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to ending child marriage in the United States, found that only 14% of the child marriages conducted from 2000 to 2010 were between two children marrying each other. [20] In the other 86% of cases, child marriages are between a minor and an adult. [35]
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 ...
Child marriage is a marriage or domestic partnership, formal or informal, usually between a child and an adult, but can also be between a child and another child. [ 1 ] Although the age of majority (legal adulthood ) and marriage age are typically 18 years old, these thresholds can differ in different jurisdictions . [ 2 ]
A bipartisan bill that would outlaw all child marriages in Missouri has run into resistance from Republicans in the Missouri House that could prevent it from becoming law.
While there have been multiple international agreements for the prevention of child marriage, vigilance is required to effectively decrease the number of child marriages. Movements to stop child marriage begin at the local level, beginning with sex education, media campaigns against child marriage, and community health outreach programs to ...
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.