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Tennessee bill would eliminate age requirements for marriages

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Supporters say it would provide an alternative marriage option for couples. Opponents say the specific "one man and one woman" text flies in the face of federal law. "The really scary issue with the bill though, is the fact that it has no age restriction," said Chris Sanders with the Tennessee Equality Project.

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The Hill

Tennessee bill would eliminate age requirements for marriages

Story at a glance Lawmakers in Tennessee this week will vote on a bill that would establish common law marriages in the state, but would not set a minimum age requirement. Some say it could open th…

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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Newsweek

Tennessee GOP proposes bill eliminating age requirements for marriage

Currently, child marriage is legal in 44 states in the U.S., and nearly 300,000 children were married between 2000 and 2018 across the country.

2 years ago·United States

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Raw Story

Tennessee Republicans voting this week to bypass Obergefell with bill that creates all-age marriages

Tennessee House and Senate Republicans are voting on legislation this week that effectively attempts to bypass the Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell ruling that finds same-sex couples have the same rights and responsibilities to marriage as their different-sex peers. The bill creates all-age marriages classified as common-law "one man and one woman" unions while mandating the state defend in court any clerk who decides to not issue a marriage lice…

2 years ago·United States

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Political Wire

GOP Bill Would Eliminate Marriage Age Requirement

A proposal making its way through the Tennessee state legislature would establish a common-law marriage between “one man” and “one woman,” WKRN reports.But missing from the bill are age requirements, opening the door for possible child marriages.

2 years ago·New York, United States

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Alternet

Tennessee GOP drafts 'completely ridiculous' bill to eliminate age requirements for marriage

As abortion ban proposals make their way nationwide, some GOP states are taking the opportunity to propose other horrific laws. A bill, HB 233, has been proposed in the Tennessee state legislature that would establish a common-law marriage between “one man” and “one woman,” WKRN reported.

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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