Louisiana GOP Backs Child Marriage Bill 👰

As it stands in Louisiana, there’s no minimum age to get married. That’s why the original version of SB 172, filed by State Sen. Yvonne Colomb, would’ve set the minimum age at 18. But the GOP-dominated Senate only passed the bill after it had been amended. The revised bill set the minimum age for marriage at 16, with anyone 16 and 17 limited to marrying people no more than four years older than them. The bill passed 22-15. The amended version of the bill allows anyone under 18 to get married as long as their parents gave permission. Rep. Nancy Landry, R-Lafayette said, "We want children to be born into wedlock if possible, we’re discouraging that with this. If they’re both 16 or 15 and having a baby why wouldn’t we want them to get married? It’s really disturbing to me, because a lot of 16-year-olds are very mature.”

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Source: Louisiana GOP Backs Child Marriage Bill: “A Lot of 16-Year-Olds Are Very Mature”

Location: Louisiana, USA

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