Speaking Frankly: Child Marriage, a CBSN Originals documentary
This documentary from the CBSN Originals series looks at child marriage in the United States and at the campaign to end it.
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In 2018, Delaware and New Jersey became the first states to ban marriage under the age of 18 without exception. In the rest of the country, legal processes still allow children to marry.
Advocates are working hard to change the laws. They cite statistics showing that minors who marry are much more likely to suffer from poverty, abuse and health problems throughout their lives.
But these advocates are meeting some surprising opposition, on both sides of the political spectrum.