THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MARRIAGE AT 17 VS 18 In the United States, nearly 300,000 children, primarily girls, were legally married between 2000 and 2018 – some as young as 12. In New Hampshire ...

A Missouri bill that would ban child marriage passed the Missouri Senate and is now one step closer before going to the ...

One chamber down, one to go on an effort to ban child marriage in Missouri. The bill sponsored by Sen. Tracy McCreery, ...

The devastation of child marriage effectively ends a girl’s childhood. How? Forced marriage robs a girl of her education and more, replacing lessons learned in the classroom with adult ...

At least 13 states have laws banning minors from getting married. Oregon is currently one of 10 states that leave the option ...

The organization aims to end child marriage across the country. According to testimony submitted by the group, an estimated 3,604 minors were married in Oregon between 2000 and 2021. Based on an ...

One of those bills approaching the finish line would eliminate child marriage in Missouri. The Missouri Senate gave near unanimous approval to a bill that would close a loophole allowing 16- and ...

“I was two months away from being an underage marriage,” said Voita.”but we were able to make that work, and we waited and it worked for us.” Though Voita herself was not a child ...

Child marriage remains legal in 37 states and is happening in the US at an 'alarming rate' according to advocacy group Unchained At Last. A study by the charity revealed that more than 300,000 ...

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A Senate Bill, SB156, an act to increase the minimum age for marriage, has cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a 4-2 vote. Republican Senators Tom Pischke and ...