Unchained today testified before the Maryland House Judiciary Committee in support of HB911, which would end child marriage in Maryland.
Currently, child marriage is legal in all 50 US states, and thousands of children, as young as 10, have married in recent years. Del. Vanessa Atterbeary introduced HB911 last month, after reading the New York Times op-ed Unchained wrote about “America’s Child Marriage Problem.”
Three other states, New York, New Jersey and Virginia, also introduced similar legislation after the op-ed was published. Unchained’s goal is to see all 50 states introduce and pass legislation to end child marriage in America. Details here.