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scarlettm512 ago

Even if a 10 year girl is pregnant -- that is no reason for her to get married. It is reason, however, for the adults in her life to be investigated to find out how this was allowed to happen (failure to supervise, molestation, etc.). You cannot make a bad situation (a child getting pregnant) better by making an equally bad mistake (forcing them into a marriage that they are not ready for or which they do not actually want).

A 16 year old can be engaged for 2 years until they are legally old enough to get married. If the relationship doesn't last long enough to get to the legal age of marriage, then it would have been a mistake to get married anyway.

Immelda ago

Exactly, i wonder how many children were forced to marry their rapists.