The Massachusetts House of Representatives has voted UNANIMOUSLY to end child marriage! The Senate still needs to approve the bill before it will head to the governor’s desk.
As you probably know, we have been working with Rep. Kay Khan and Sen. Harriette Chandler, other legislative champions and the Massachusetts Coalition to End Child Marriage for SIX YEARS to pass simple, commonsense legislation to eliminate marriage before age 18. When the bill again stalled in committee this year, we all worked with Minority Leader Rep. Bradley Jones to introduce the legislation as a budget amendment — and that worked. !!
Now it’s up to the senate. If you live in Massachusetts, please email your senator HERE to urge them to make Massachusetts the seventh state to eliminate a human rights abuse that destroys girls’ lives. #18NoExceptions
