New Hampshire's child marriage ban went into effect on Wednesday, making it the 13th state to require people to be 18 years old to get married. Why It Matters.

Child marriage at any age is still legal in California. Our state must pass legislation making it legal for adults age 18 and up to marry.

Advocates and child marriage survivors from the group “Unchained at Last” put on wedding gowns, veils, chains and tape over their mouths as they gather on Boston Common before marching to the ...

Gen Z is largely in favor of child marriage, breaking away with other generations' view on the controversial practice, recent Newsweek polling data shows.. In the Newsweek poll, 44 percent of Gen ...

No child should be forced into a marriage to create an avenue for our “husbands” to immigrate, or for any other reason. And while the U.S. government already had some policies in place to ...

This year, California had another opportunity to ban child marriage in the state, but a division inside the Democratic Party is dashing those hopes in a disturbing display of indifference. In ...

The New Hampshire House passed a bill to ban child marriage in the state and raise the minimum age of marriage to 18. The measure passed the Senate unanimously in March. On Thursday, it passed the ...

“Child marriage is the legalization of child rape,” sponsoring Sen. McCreery, D-Olivette, told her colleagues. “Missouri realizes it is OK to evolve.” Let’s hope so.

State senators unanimously voted to outlaw child marriage Friday, making Connecticut one of the last states in the region to ban the practice.. The legislation, which closes loopholes that ...

Marriage and child incentive bills look to curb divorce rate by: Tanner DeLeon/ KFOR. Posted: Jan 14, 2025 / 11:57 AM CST. Updated: Jan 15, 2025 / 04:37 PM CST. by: Tanner DeLeon/ KFOR.

Last week, Sierra Leone’s parliament enacted landmark legislation to ban child marriage. The Prohibition of Child Marriage Bill 2024, which makes marriage for anyone under 18 a criminal offense ...