Twenty states don't set minimum age for girls to marry
  • HuddaBudda@kbin.social
    80·
    1 year ago

    … If we continually restrict the freedom of marriage as a legitimate social option, when we do this to people who are a ripe, fertile age and may have a pregnancy and a baby involved, are we not, in fact, making abortion a much more desirable alternative, when marriage might be the right solution for some freedom-loving couples?” he said.

    Gross.

    He believes child marriage should be an option, so abortion isn’t an option. I would expect this from 4chan, not a government official.

    • Zink@programming.dev
      14·
      1 year ago

      Well that’s a gross new dog whistle to listen for.

      “Freedom-loving couples” is shorthand for “oh shit I knocked up this ripe fertile child I was fucking, and I love freedom, so now I need to marty/own her instead of going to jail.”

    • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      9·
      1 year ago

      Heyyyy 4chan’s b exposes paedos, conservative people DEFEND paedos. There’s a difference there!

    • Seleni@lemmy.world
      6·
      1 year ago

      I mean, I don’t know what he’s whining about. In most states all he has to do is get the parents’ permission, and he can marry her even if she’s underage. Maybe he’s mad that 12 states ban it completely?

      On a side note, why is that a fucking exception in the law!?