Merlu@lemmy.ml to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoMissouri legislature votes to ban child marriage, raising age to 18www.stlpr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up134arrow-down1external-linkMissouri legislature votes to ban child marriage, raising age to 18www.stlpr.orgMerlu@lemmy.ml to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square56fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareI_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoWell, that’s just a rule of general not-being-a-creep. I think a better law is: No one can consent to marriage (or sex) for someone else, ever, including parents.
minus-squareTheDoozer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIt seems pretty obvious: if you can’t sign a legally binding contract, you can’t sign a marriage contract.
Well, that’s just a rule of general not-being-a-creep. I think a better law is: No one can consent to marriage (or sex) for someone else, ever, including parents.
It seems pretty obvious: if you can’t sign a legally binding contract, you can’t sign a marriage contract.