Why have legislators abandoned 17-year-old girls? In an op-ed article published today by The Hill, Unchained’s Fraidy Reiss demands answers from lawmakers who have turned their backs on the girls at highest risk of forced child marriage.
“Marriage at 18 is a right,” Reiss explains. “Marriage at ‘nearly 18’ is a human-rights abuse that traps girls and destroys their lives. Why can’t legislators see the difference?”
Read the full op-ed here.
