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Last week New Hampshire House Democrats succeeded in passing State Senate 359 aimed at raising the age of marriage to 18 without exceptions, capping a years-long battle in the legislature which only raised the marrying age to 16 in 2018.



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GOP Lawmaker Defends Child Marriage

An American lawmaker is being slammed on social media for his remarks about teenagers. While arguing against a bill that would set New Hampshire's minimum age of marriage at 18, Republican and House of Representatives member Jess Edwards said that the move will make abortion more desirable for girls who are of a "ripe, fertile" age. The comments were made during a debate on the bill. A video of Mr Edwards' remarks is gaining a lot of traction, a…

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US Lawmaker Arguing Against Raising Marriage Age Says Teens Are "Ripe, Fertile"

The New Hampshire GOP lawmaker also said that he would not "apologize to the haters" for describing 16-year-old girls as "ripe."

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Republican defends child marriage: I'm "pro-choice"

A Republican state lawmaker in New Hampshire is refusing to apologize after a firestorm over comments he made about pregnant teenagers.According to The Daily Beast, "Rep. Jess Edwards sparked national outcry when he opposed a bill that would raise the age of marriage from 16 to 18, saying on the Hou...

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GOP lawmaker refuses apology after 'avalanche of hate' hits him for calling teens 'ripe'

New Hampshire state Rep. Jess Edwards (R) opposed raising the age of marriage to 18 years old and “drew gasps and groans from lawmakers,” the Granite Post reports. Said Edwards: “When we do this to people who are of ripe, fertile age and may have a pregnancy and a baby involved, are we not in fact, making abortion a much more desirable alternative when marriage might be the right solution for some freedom loving couples?”

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A New Hampshire lawmaker argued against a bill in the state’s House of Representatives last week that would set the state’s minimum age of marriage at 18.Republican state Rep. Jess Edwards said that the bill would make abortion more desirable for girls who are of a “ripe, fertile” age, according to the New Hampshire Bulletin and a video posted to X, formerly Twitter, with over a million views as of Sunday afternoon.

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N.H. lawmaker opposes new marriage bill, says teens are of ‘ripe, fertile’ age

A Republican state lawmaker in New Hampshire is refusing to apologize after a firestorm over comments he made about pregnant teenagers.According to The Daily Beast, "Rep. Jess Edwards sparked national outcry when he opposed a bill that would raise the age of marriage from 16 to 18, saying on the House floor that outlawing marriage for people of a 'ripe, fertile age' could result in more abortions. "In an interview with The Daily Beast on Tuesday…

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GOP official argues in favor of child marriage: Girls are ‘ripe’ and ‘fertile’

New Hampshire Rep. Jess Edwards stirred outrage with his explanation for why he opposes raising the marriage age to 18.

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New Hampshire Pol Who Called Teens ‘Ripe’ Won’t Apologize to His ‘Haters’

New Hampshire State Representative Jess Edwards is opposed to a bill to ban teen marriage.  His reason is absolutely sickening.

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GOP Lawmaker Worried About Those 'Ripe, Fertile' Teen Girls

Representative Jesse Edwards called teens "ripe" and "fertile" when speaking against a bill outlawing child marriage.

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New Hampshire lawmaker calls teens 'ripe' and 'fertile' while speaking out against bill that would ban child marriage

GOP official argues in favor of child marriage: Girls are ‘ripe’ and ‘fertile’

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