Colombia outlaws child marriage after 17-year campaign
Colombia outlaws child marriage after 17-year campaign
www.theguardian.com Colombia outlaws child marriage after 17-year campaign
Country closes 137-year legal loophole, becoming one of 12 in Latin America and the Caribbean to entirely ban marriage for minors
Colombian lawmakers have approved a bill to eradicate child marriage in the South American country after 17 years of campaigning by advocacy groups and eight failed attempts to push legislation through the house and senate.
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Took 17 year? So the government waited until the movement came of age?
This was still a thing over there?
It's still a thing in the US...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_marriage_in_the_United_States
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