Merlu@lemmy.ml to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoSenate passes historic bill banning child marriage in Islamabadwww.geo.tvexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1342arrow-down15
arrow-up1337arrow-down1external-linkSenate passes historic bill banning child marriage in Islamabadwww.geo.tvMerlu@lemmy.ml to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-square200ok@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·4 days agoYikes. Only “13 states have banned underage marriages, with no exception. The first one was Delaware in 2018.”
minus-squarescoobford@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 days agoTo be fair, a lot of those have marriage ages set to 18 unless you’re ~17 years old and get the approval of a judge. I’m not saying it’s okay, because it isn’t, but when you hear “child marriage” you tend to think 12, not 17. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_marriage_in_the_United_States
minus-squarenickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoAnd the ACLU helped block the legislation to ban it in California.
Yikes. Only “13 states have banned underage marriages, with no exception. The first one was Delaware in 2018.”
To be fair, a lot of those have marriage ages set to 18 unless you’re ~17 years old and get the approval of a judge. I’m not saying it’s okay, because it isn’t, but when you hear “child marriage” you tend to think 12, not 17.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_marriage_in_the_United_States
And the ACLU helped block the legislation to ban it in California.