Colombia
Map Shows US States Allowing Child Marriage After Colombia Votes to Ban It
The South American country took nine attempts to get the ban passed, as the US continues to have a patchwork of laws across the country.
Colombia's government voted Thursday to ban child marriage, after previously allowing those as young as 14 to get married.
The law, pushed forward under the slogan "they're girls, not wives", would make 18 the minimum age for marriage, although it st... [2811 chars]