A new child marriage bill in New Hampshire is drawing attention from lawmakers and activists across the United States. Last ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

The bill would ban marriage for anyone under 18 . Currently, minors as young as 16 can marry with parental consent.

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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The move to prohibit child marriage in Missouri is part of a wider trend across the United States aiming to address and reform practices that may impact the well-being of minors. Current Missouri ...

“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 ...

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 ...