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Re:The impact of sexual abuse on female development: a longi... by SamoyedFurFluff on Friday January 14, 2022 @09:04AM (#29934495)
There are states where there is no minimum limit for child marriage.
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Re:The impact of sexual abuse on female development: a longi... by beebeepka on Friday January 14, 2022 @12:56PM (#29937688)
Doesn't that collide with age of consent? I am having a hard time believing this
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Re:The impact of sexual abuse on female development: a longi... by dragonwriter on Friday January 14, 2022 @12:59PM (#29937737)
> Doesn't that collide with age of consent?

Typically (though you can probably find exceptions to either or both), modern low or no limits for child marriage systems feature:

1. Parental consent laws for marriage below a certain age, and

2. Marital exceptions to age of consent laws for sex.

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