Gov. John Carney and legislators in Delaware today honored us at a ceremonial signing of the bill to end child marriage. Delaware is the first U.S. state to end this human-rights abuse.
We would like to thank Rep. Kim Williams, who introduced the bill to end child marriage and relentlessly pushed for its passage, and the coalition of women’s groups who helped garner support for this important legislation, including:
- Office of Women’s Advancement and Advocacy
- Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- Delaware League of Women Voters
- End Trafficking Delaware
We on the Unchained team spent the last three years pushing to end child marriage. We Chained-In, spoke out and took action. But legislators in state after state rejected or down bills to end child marriage, until now.
