Sentences with phrase «ban child marriage»

One of the more notable, a bill to ban child marriage, was signed into law by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Tuesday; the new law will forbid marriage for 14 - to -16-year-olds, while letting 17 - year - olds marry only with parental and judicial consent.

While countries like Zimbabwe, Malawi and El Salvador have recently banned child marriage, it remains legal in the US - and half of states have no set minimum age below which you can not get married.»

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Gay marriage is nothing compared to the starvation of children in countries that are overpopulated because of the Church's ban on birth control and abortion.

Much older Catholics recall things like the ban on music at a «mixed marriage» — and in some dioceses even the consignment of such a wedding to the sacristy and consequent lack of any sense of celebration — or refusal of the Sacraments because of a failure to send children to a Catholic school.

The brief contained children's testimonies that discussed what it was like to grow up with gay and lesbian parents and how the same - sex marriage ban has affected their lives.

Utah's ban on gay marriage harms the children of gays and lesbians, despite arguments the state has made to the contrary, according to an amicus brief filed Tuesday by a group of national and state gay rights organizations.

The brief includes testimony from some of these children, who talk about growing up with gay and lesbian parents and how the same - sex marriage ban affects them.

The bill, known as GENDA, had been pushed for in the wake of the legalization of same - sex marriage, along with a separate measure that would ban so - called conversion therapy for children and teens.

Those close to Cuomo said that record includes the hiring of women to fill many top positions within the administration as well as passage of a ban on child marriage; a child - care tax credit, and a measure designed to combat sexual violence on college campuses.

Among other things, he objected to gay marriage, high speed rail, regulating lobbyists, banning smoking in cars with children and letting MPs tweet in the House of Commons.

I am very proud of what I was able to achieve in my previous role there, not least introducing equal marriage, ending the fingerprinting of children and banning wheel - clamping on private land.

He invested in the health care system, banned junk food in schools, prohibited smoking just about anywhere (including private cars if children under 15 are in them), removed taxes on bikes, brought in free immunizations, protected boreal forests, instituted wine and liquor bottle deposit returns, changed the definition of marriage to include homosexual couples.

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-- Not married to a child marriage ban: After a lot of back and forth over provisions of a ban on child marriage in Florida, the Senate yesterday amended its bill to allow 17 - year - olds to marry, as long as their partner is no more than two years older.