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Louisiana pushes for minimum marriage age

Jun 2, 2019

Updated: Aug 23, 2019

June 2, 2019 - The Advocate


Conservatives in the state House fought back a measure to set a minimum age to marry at 17 in Louisiana, heavily amending the bill to allow people under the age of 16 to get married with some conditions.

The state currently has no age floor for getting married, and backers of the legislation said current law allowing child marriages leaves young girls vulnerable to human trafficking and cover-ups for rape.


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