Too Young To Wed
March 10, 2017
What age is too young to wed? Child marriage is still a problem in the world today but did you know that some states in America have legal child marriage at the age of 15? Marriage laws in the United States are different for each state. People are trying still to change child marriage laws. In the state of Maryland the minimum age for a marriage is at age 18. There are cases in which a marriage is legal only if a parent’s note agreement or proof of pregnancy by the doctor is show . In Virginia a new action has been taken to avoid underage marriage due to a case when a man of 50 years married a 15 years old girl legally.
New law enforcement against under age marriage in Bangladesh has forced the people to stop this act of rapes-ism witch has become a tradition. Many girls are victims of forced marriages and to leave their parents home at early age. These girls are from rural areas and they do not have the resources to overcome in their lives. Their parents and elders believe that they should marry at a young age to be able to receive help from their husbands. Due to their families are too poor to give them the education they need but for many of these girls that is just a lost dream in their lives. Some also believed that they should marry to be loyal to their husbands. Parents fear for the protection and future of their daughters which make them take this decision as no other alternative. Therefore, due to these beliefs, Bangladesh has one of the highest child marriage rates worldwide and the highest rate of marriage involving girls under 15. 52% of girls are married by their 18th birthday, and 18% by the age of 15.
The Bangladeshi government currently has laws that allow girls to marry at age 18 but these laws have long been ignored by immoral people to forced young girls to take actions out of their will. ” In February 2017, Parliament passed the Child Marriage Restriction Act, but this Act will allow the marriage of children only in some cases.” It has not been defined yet by law but it could be accepted over other especial rules. The law still under presidential approval to become law.
http://www.npr.org/2016/04/05/473106012/who-decides-if-youre-too-young-to-marry
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GucciJefe • Mar 21, 2017 at 2:01 pm
I feel like that the starting age to marry should be age 18. everyone becomes adults at that age. It should be an individuals choice to get married. i am not a fan of the whole arranged marriage because half of the time it leads to divorces and other problems.
babybee • Mar 16, 2017 at 2:39 pm
I didn’t know that some states in America have legal child marriage at the age of 15 before. That surprised me. Also, I think it is bad for 15 years old children to get marriage. They are not ever adult yet
Ddtnc • Mar 15, 2017 at 2:10 pm
I think that it is not fair that some girls marry because they are forced. All people should have the choice to wait for marriage when they are ready and that they take the decision to marry freely.