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Governor Inslee Signs Bill to End Child Marriage in Washington, Setting Historic Precedent on the West Coast
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March 8th, 2024Today, Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill that ends child marriage in the state of Washington by raising the legal age for marriage to 18 without exceptions. This significant step marks a historical moment for Washington as it becomes the first state on the West Coast and the 11th state in the country to end child marriage.
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Ending Child Marriage in the United States: Progress, Lessons Learned, and Where We Go from Here
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November 6th, 2023Imagine being forced to marry as a child, having your innocence, dreams, goals, aspirations, and your entire childhood taken from you. Between 2000 and 2018, this was the harsh reality for over 300,000 minors married in the United States, and most of these cases involved girls marrying adult men, some decades older. Since 2016, a nationwide movement has emerged, leading to reforms in 34 states that either limit or end child marriage.
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DC Could Become a Leader in the Movement to Protect Children from Child Marriage
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June 12th, 2023D.C. has not yet joined the 31 states that have passed laws taking aim at child marriage and our laws still allow 16- and 17-year-olds to marry with nothing more than one parent’s signature. It’s time for our city to update our antiquated marriage laws and put the wellbeing of our children first.
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Maine Takes Step to Protect Children from Child Marriage
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June 6th, 2023Tahirih applauds the Maine legislators who have shown their commitment to addressing child marriage in the state for multiple years, and we look forward to supporting continued efforts to end child marriage in Maine.
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New Report: U.S. Government Plays Critical Role in the Elimination of Child Marriage
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January 26th, 2023In Time to Lead: The Federal Government’s Role in Ending Child Marriage in the United States, Tahirih highlights the critical role of the federal government in our fight to end child marriage here at home.
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Massachusetts Becomes the 7th State to End Child Marriage
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July 28th, 2022The state of Massachusetts will now protect children from being forced or coerced into a legally binding contract that strips away any protection and rights they have as single minors.
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Tahirih Releases Groundbreaking Report on Child Marriage in the United States
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October 14th, 2021Tahirih’s report, “Falling Through the Cracks: How Laws Allow Child Marriage to Happen in Today’s America,” is the first-ever comprehensive analysis of provisions in all 50 states and Washington, DC […]