Republicans Are Really Into This Whole Child Marriage Thing
Jezebel - 2024-05-09T14:31:55.000Z

The Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City. Photo: Wikimedia For the second week in a row, Republicans in state legislatures are making the interesting choice of fighting for child marriage. In Missouri, where children 16 or older can marry with parental permission, a bill to prohibit anyone under age 18 from getting a marriage license easily cleared the Republican-controlled Senate 31 to one last month. But now, the bill can't get out of committee in the state House because seven out of 14...

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