Nicholas Kristof's latest: Why Do We Allow Child Marriage in America?
Girls as young as 10 are sometimes legally wed here in the U.S., even as we tell other countries to end this cruel practice.
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Opinion | Why Do We Allow Child Marriage in America?

Girls as young as 10 are sometimes legally wed here in the U.S., even as we tell other countries to end this cruel practice.

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