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Child marriage is still legal in the US

  • Written by Nicholas Syrett, Professor of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, University of Kansas
imageWomen protest against child marriage in Albany, New York.AP Photo/Anna Gronewold

The recent outrage over Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore allegedly targeting teenage girls for sex has elicited reports that some evangelical churches actually encourage teenage girls to date older men.

It seems unlikely that Moore was ever interested in...

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