Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation to prevent child marriage, raising the minimum age for a person to consent to marriage to 18, officials announced.
An absolutely disgusting amount of states still have these laws in the books and, even more revolting, have reps that fight to keep them there in the name of religious freedom. A quick Google says there are 7 states with no bottom limit, and a handful more with a minimum of 14 or 15.
An absolutely disgusting amount of states still have these laws in the books and, even more revolting, have reps that fight to keep them there in the name of religious freedom. A quick Google says there are 7 states with no bottom limit, and a handful more with a minimum of 14 or 15.