Twenty states don't set minimum age for girls to marry

In a state where 18 is not old enough to drink, Edwards believes girls at 16 are old enough to get married. Edwards’ daughter, Elizabeth, served as a state representative, and Edwards said her service was the inspiration for his run for office. He is in his third term.

  • chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    5 days ago

    “… If we continually restrict the freedom of marriage as a legitimate social option, when we do this to people who are a ripe, fertile age and may have a pregnancy and a baby involved, are we not, in fact, making abortion a much more desirable alternative, when marriage might be the right solution for some freedom-loving couples?”

    So I guess this is about wanting teenagers to get baby trapped

    • Secret Music@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      15·
      4 days ago

      freedom-loving couples

      These fucking people really have a strange definition of the word “freedom”. It’s like they take any old thing and slap “freedom™ loving” onto it.

      And all the other fucking weirdos that don’t know what basic words mean go “Ah yes! Freedom! I love freedom! Freedom to lock people up for political opinions. Freedom to dictate to others how they should live their lives. Freedom to force my religion onto others in schools. Freedom to coerce and trap little girls into marriage. And if you don’t agree with any of these things, it means you just hate freedom!”