More than 200,000 children married in US over the last 15 years | The Independent
'She added: "Almost all the evidence indicates that girls in cities don’t get married young, that girls from middle class or wealthy families, don’t get married young. '
'More than 200,000 children were married in the US over the past 15 years, new figures have revealed. '
'Most married a partner aged 18 to 29, with 60 per cent aged between 18 or 20. '
'Last month New York banned children aged under 17 from marrying. '
'The organisation offers legal services to women fleeing violence and has called for child marriage to be banned. '
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'She added: "Almost all the evidence indicates that girls in cities don’t get married young, that girls from middle class or wealthy families, don’t get married young. '
'More than 200,000 children were married in the US over the past 15 years, new figures have revealed. '
'Most married a partner aged 18 to 29, with 60 per cent aged between 18 or 20. '
'Last month New York banned children aged under 17 from marrying. '
'The organisation offers legal services to women fleeing violence and has called for child marriage to be banned. '
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