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NY: Child Marriage ‘Ban’ Still Doesn’t Protect Girls (Opinion)

July 18, 2017 by Greg Cywnar

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway

NY: Child Marriage ‘Ban’ Still Doesn’t Protect Girls (Opinion)
True Viral News – June 25, 2017
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation Tuesday that prohibits all marriages before age 17. But 17-year-olds can wed if they get a judge’s permission, according to Human Rights Watch. Human rights advocates who helped draft the law say they were disappointed that New York failed to become the first U.S. state to raise the legal age for marriage to 18, with no exceptions. As it stands, minors are still vulnerable to many of the negative consequences linked to child marriage.
http://trueviralnews.com/new-yorks-child-marriage-ban-still-doesnt-protect-girls/

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