Merlu@lemmy.ml to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoMissouri legislature votes to ban child marriage, raising age to 18www.stlpr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square83fedilinkarrow-up1922arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1918arrow-down1external-linkMissouri legislature votes to ban child marriage, raising age to 18www.stlpr.orgMerlu@lemmy.ml to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square83fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarescoobford@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-23 days 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-23 days 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???