Rhode Island Sets 18 As Minimum Marriage Age

(Providence, RI)--The Rhode Island governor has signed a bill outlawing child marriages.The legislation eliminates language in state law that allows individuals under the age of 18 to obtain a marriage license with parental consent.State Representative Julie Casimiro says child marriages are destructive to the girls that enter into them, and that the marriages can be used for sex-trafficking.Casimiro says Rhode Island becomes the fifth U.S. state to enact such a ban.


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