Victory! Governor Chris Sununu signs legislation to prohibit child marriage without exceptions!
Thanks to the hard work of our community who signed and shared our petition widely, we were able to make our voices heard.
New Hampshire is the 13th state to end child marriage – so there are 37 to go. Current laws allow children to enter into marriage, even though it creates a nightmarish legal trap for minors, given their limited legal rights. Further, underage marriage is a human rights abuse that destroys American girls’ health, education, economic opportunities, and quality of life.
Advocates warn that the current patchwork of state laws makes it easy for those who seek a child marriage to simply travel to another state, then return home where more than likely their marriage will be recognized. The fight to end child marriage in the US will continue until it is outlawed nationwide, no exceptions.