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California bans child marriage, a practice still legal in 32 US states

83 points · 136 comments · dabinat

  1. NDlurker · · focus · HN ↗
    I don't get how child marriage can be legal. Like, yeah, they get permission from their parents. But does the fact that they're married negate other laws??? I mean, it's still rape. It's still like child abuse. Does marriage = emancipation?
    1. john_strinlai · · focus · HN ↗
      >I mean, it's still rape.

      im not in support of under-18s getting married, but, what?

      1. NDlurker · · focus · HN ↗
        Never heard of age of consent laws/statutory rape?
        1. [deleted] · · focus · HN ↗

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