Girls as young as 10 are sometimes legally wed here in the U.S., even as we tell other countries to end this cruel practice.

Despite a widespread and growing consensus that child marriage should be banned, a majority of U.S. states still allow the practice.

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In a move toward safeguarding children's rights, Missouri is working to fully ban child marriage through bipartisan legislation in the state legislature. The proposed legislation—in the form of two ...

The Texas House Subcommittee on Family and Fiduciary Relationships took testimony on House Bill 168 on April 7, 2025. A bill to ban child marriage in Texas has passed the state’s House of ...

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A new study examines how well U.S. states are addressing child sexual abuse. Florida, and most others, got an F. Here's why.