Why does the USA have so many Child Brides? - BBC News

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Angel was 13 when her mother forced her to marry and start a family. 'I felt like a slave,' she says of her childhood. While countries like Zimbabwe, Malawi and El Salvador have recently banned child

marriage, it remains legal in the US - and half of states have no set minimum age below which you cannot get married.
For the BBC's America First? series the BBC's Aleem Maqbool is exploring health and social issues where the US, the richest country in the world, does not perform well in international rankings.
Video by Franz Strasser; produced by Ashley Semler

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Overview & Key Concepts

What is Child Bride?

Child marriage is a formal marriage or informal union entered into by an individual before reaching a certain age. This is specified by several global

organizations such as UNICEF as minors under the age of 18. The legally prescribed marriageable age in some jurisdictions is below 18 years, especially in the case of girls; and even when the age is set at 18 years, many jurisdictions permit earlier marriage with parental consent or in special circumstances, such as teenage pregnancy. In certain countries, even when the legal marriage age is 18, cultural traditions take priority over legislative law. Child marriage violates the rights of children; it affects both boys and girls, but it is more common among girls.

Who are the BBC?

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters are at Broadcasting House in Westminster, London

and it is the world's oldest national broadcasting organisation and the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees. It employs over 20,950 staff in total.

What is USA?

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States or America. It is a country comprising 50 states, a federal district, five

major self-governing territories, and various possessions. At 3.8 million square miles (9.8 million km2), the United States is the world's third or fourth largest country by total area and is slightly smaller than the entire continent of Europe's 3.9 million square miles (10.1 million km2). With a population of over 327 million people, the US is the third most populous country.

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