Yemen debates a ban on child marriage
A new bill to end child marriage in Yemen is on the verge of being passed by Yemeni lawmakers at the country's National Dialogue Conference. The measure would make 18 the legal minimum age of marriage.
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Women's and human rights activists pushed the bill forward after an 8-year-old girl reportedly died of internal bleeding on her wedding night. She had been married to a 40-year-old man.