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Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days ago

Missouri legislature votes to ban child marriage, raising age to 18

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Missouri legislature votes to ban child marriage, raising age to 18

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Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days ago

The bill now only needs the governor’s signature to become law.

I don’t get why a such law took so long, but late is better than never.

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uhhhh why wasnt this done in the 1800s???
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  Missouri wanted slavery in the 1800s at its conception.

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