A Washington law banning child marriage went into effect on Wednesday, but most states still allow the practice. An effort to end child marriage in the United States has gained steam in recent years.

Colombia's government voted Thursday to ban child marriage, after previously allowing those as young as 14 to get married. The law, pushed forward under the slogan "they're girls, not wives", would ...

At the start of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, survivor of child marriage and internationally-recognized expert on the issue Naila Amin advocates for federal law banning marriage for children ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract CONTEXT: Marriage before the age of 18, commonly referred to as child marriage, is legal under varying conditions across the United States.

SAN JOSE — Gowned in white wedding dresses and veils — and with metal chains wrapped around their wrists — around 20 survivors of child marriage gathered outside Assemblymember Ash Kalra’s office ...

Jonathan is a Policy Analyst in the Center for Data Analysis at The Heritage Foundation. The total fertility rate in the U.S. has been below replacement for the past half-century. Childbearing in the ...