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Whatever happened to the U.S. campaign to ban child marriage?

The global effort to end child marriage is in the news. In the U.S., there's a new bill before Congress (but it's controversial). And the U.N. is designating a day dedicated to ending the practice.

NPR · Kamala Thiagarajan · September 4, 2026

Our team of global health reporters has covered child marriage - when one partner is under age 18. The United Nations calls it a "human rights violation," citing a litany of concerns for child brides…

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