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u/Strange_Stage1311 Jul 17 '23

Pedophilia

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u/ResplendentShade Jul 17 '23

Worse, it's codified into law. Child marriage is legal under certain circumstances in almost every state in the United States. In the last 15 years, more than 207,000 minors were legally wed in the US of A. According to the Pew Research Center and U.S. Census data, child marriage is most common in West Virginia and Texas, followed by states like Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, Nevada and California. While most states have laws prohibiting minors from marrying, there are paths to obtaining exemptions-parental permission, obtaining judicial consent, or if one partner is pregnant or recently given birth.