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Missouri bill to ban all child marriages runs into resistance from House Republicans
The Kansas City Star· 2 days agoA bipartisan bill that would outlaw all child marriages in Missouri has run into resistance from Republicans in the Missouri House that could prevent it from becoming law. The legislation, filed ...
Bill increasing age of sexual consent dies in House
Muskogee Phoenix, Okla. via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMay 7—OKLAHOMA CITY — An effort to raise Oklahoma's age of sexual consent appears dead for the session after lawmakers tried to take it a step further by also banning most childhood marriages ...