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Sierra Leone outlaws child marriage with new bill (www.reuters.com)
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[–] nekandro@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Only 10 US states have banned child marriage.

[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

don’t worry, the Republicans are trying to change that

[–] rando895@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 year ago

And the Democrats are fighting to outlaw it too right?

[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

I was going to say: "Sierra Leone: more progressive than most US states"