Child marriage is still legal in California. Former child brides like Courtney Stodden push for change with AB 1267, which ...
California is one of 33 states that still allows minors to marry and one of just three with no minimum age restriction.
In a village in Rajasthan where child marriage was once seen as tradition rather than unlawful, resistance was almost unthinkable. Yet one teenager chose to say no. Payal Jangid, who was once expected ...
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Six-year-old Farzana was a child bride, pledged by her father to a 13-year-old boy for a sum equivalent to approximately $60. After repeated appeals from Farzana's mother, tribal chiefs intervened and ...
Jyoti Thorat (left), a sugarcane worker who was married as a child bride, prays with her husband, Ravindra, in their home at Kathoda village in Beed district of India ...
California could finally slam the door on child marriage as lawmakers weigh a bill that would outlaw the controversial practice once and for all. Assembly Bill 1267 is headed to a Senate floor vote ...