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The latest news in the fight to end forced and child marriage in the U.S.

Why would some progressive groups align with right-wing extremists to block legislation we have been promoting to ban child marriage? “Liberal...

It’s a bad day for child rapists and a HUGELY victorious day for California girls. Our epic nine-year battle to ban child marriage in the Golden...

California assembly members just voted UNANIMOUSLY to ban child marriage — so the bill we’ve been promoting for nine years is finally headed to Gov....

Stand up with us and do a wild victory dance, because the California senate just UNANIMOUSLY passed the bill we have been promoting relentlessly in...
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