Whole_Mechanic_8143 t1_je0e1hq wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:47 PM

Reply to comment by Tok3n- in Today by gary6043

Most people consider allowing child marriage as the US does to be backwards instead of the reverse.

Tok3n- t1_je0lhom wrote on March 28, 2023 at 3:35 PM

I didn’t say child marriage was normal. Its not common, and illegal in many parts of the United States. Nonetheless, the laws for sexual and marital consent where it’s allowed are there for those who consent, and protect those who don’t. If they made the legal age for marriage 21 or even 24 (when parents are no longer required to support their children, it wouldn’t affect most people in the US who are marrying much later or not at all.