Thirty-four states, including Wisconsin, allow for the marriage of a child under age 18, and 16 states have bans, according to counts by groups seeking to ban the practice. The 16 include Minnesota ...

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a bill that would outlaw child marriage in Ohio. “No child should have to be as resilient as I was to reach adulthood,” child marriage survivor ...

“For me, the core of a romance novel is having that agency," says Jasmine Guillory. "We want girls to be able to make these ...

The Texas Legislature is poised to end the controversial practice of child marriage in the Lone Star State with a bill the House passed Wednesday. House Bill 168, authored by Rep. Jon Rosenthal, ...

Ohio lawmakers are introducing bipartisan legislation to raise the legal marriage age to 18 without exceptions, as advocates ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A bill that will place even greater restrictions on child marriages in the state is headed to the desk of Gov. Spencer Cox after passing both chambers of the Utah Legislature. Senate ...

COLUMBUS — Legislators pushing bipartisan legislation to prohibit marriage before age 18 in Ohio presented the perspectives ...

In a landmark move welcomed by Christian rights advocates, the governor of Pakistan’s Punjab Province on Wednesday (Feb. 11) ...

Texas legislators are considering a bill that would eliminate the remaining legal pathway for minors to marry in the state. House Bill 168, introduced by Democrat Texas state Representative Jon ...

This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: Republican Sen. John Carley’s comments on the Senate floor have been clarified. KELOLAND News has asked for Carley to further clarify ...

The legislation sets 18 as the legal age for marriage for both males and females, but effective implementation will require significant reforms. On November 14, the Balochistan Assembly passed the ...