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

83 points · 136 comments · dabinat

  1. xvxvx · · focus · HN ↗
    Campaigners always use examples of old men marrying young girls but that’s not common at all.

    96% of children getting married were 16 or 17, and 85% of the adults marrying those children were 18-23. Not quite the horror show that campaigners push.

    I agree that no one under 18 should be getting married, I just question their tactics.

    1. porkshoe · · focus · HN ↗

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