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Honestly I don't understand how they are still legal in most of the world (files.mastodon.social)
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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago

Because they think that if the kid gets pregnant they should get married. Meanwhile they fear that the child may be “corrupted”. They see marriage as holy or normal even if it happens too soon.

Source: have dated a former underage bride