State Dep’t: ‘We Are Completely Against and Oppose the Idea of Children Marrying Adults’ – IOTW Report

State Dep’t: ‘We Are Completely Against and Oppose the Idea of Children Marrying Adults’

(CNSNews.com) – The U.S. State Department normally doesn’t comment on draft legislation in other countries, spokesperson Heather Nauert told a news conference on Thursday.

But she made an exception for a draft law that received preliminary approval in the Iraqi parliament last week. The law (actually, amendments to a 1959 law) would allow girls as young as age 9 to marry (the  current age is 18), among other “personal status” issues that would be governed by Shi’ite courts.

“Often we don’t comment on other country’s legislation, but we are completely against and oppose the idea of children marring adults,” Nauert said. “And let’s remember, it was not that long ago that we called out the depravity of ISIS for taking child prisoners, child brides and the sort.  read more

3 Comments on State Dep’t: ‘We Are Completely Against and Oppose the Idea of Children Marrying Adults’

  1. When it comes to the adherence to the Koran, there is little difference between ISIS and other islamic countries.

    This particular section of the Koran is followed in Hollywood, but they don’t marry the children.

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