Merlu@lemmy.mlcake to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoMissouri legislature votes to ban child marriage, raising age to 18www.stlpr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square82fedilinkarrow-up1930arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1926arrow-down1external-linkMissouri legislature votes to ban child marriage, raising age to 18www.stlpr.orgMerlu@lemmy.mlcake to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square82fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaremuusemuuse@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 months agoYou mean they hadn’t already?!
minus-squarescoobford@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-22 months agoIt’s legal in a lot of the US, yes. Sometimes it requires approval from a judge, 4 states have no minimum age at all. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_marriage_in_the_United_States
minus-squarebuddascrayon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-22 months agoThe fact that California is one of those 4 is fucking mind blowing. They banned smoking and legalized weed but can’t be bothered to stop child brides from happening???
You mean they hadn’t already?!
It’s legal in a lot of the US, yes. Sometimes it requires approval from a judge, 4 states have no minimum age at all.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_marriage_in_the_United_States
The fact that California is one of those 4 is fucking mind blowing. They banned smoking and legalized weed but can’t be bothered to stop child brides from happening???