Colombia outlaws child marriage after 17-year campaign
Colombia outlaws child marriage after 17-year campaign
Country closes 137-year legal loophole, becoming one of 12 in Latin America and the Caribbean to entirely ban marriage for minors
Colombian lawmakers have approved a bill to eradicate child marriage in the South American country after 17 years of campaigning by advocacy groups and eight failed attempts to push legislation through the house and senate.
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This was still a thing over there?
It's still a thing in the US...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_marriage_in_the_United_States
The idea is that you can easily pass assets upon your death. Exactly why our government just paid off the last two Civil War widows.
Having a marriage certificate is a hella thing. I got all of my grandmother's assets because my mother wasn't married to her boyfriend of 25-years. (I offered half if he split the legal bills, he told me to fuck off, and BTW, "I'm keeping your grandad's shotgun". Happy to fuck off for an extra $75 large. Keep the $150 gun.)
Here's the odd thing... I've never heard defenders of child marriage use my argument. Isn't that strange?
Bible belt wtf is wrong with you?Edit: Wait I read it wrong. US wtf is wrong with you?
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Over the past 5-6 years, Republicans have been actively fighting against minimum marriage age laws in ~12-13 states IIRC.
Not surprising at all.