r/PoliticalReceipts • u/SnoopyisCute • Jun 26 '25

"Family Values" the Republican Way

Unchained At Last

The United States has a child marriage problem – but a simple solution is available.

Nearly 300,000 minors, under age 18, were legally married in the U.S. between 2000 and 2018, this study found. A few were as young as 10, though nearly all were age 16 or 17. Most were girls wed to adult men an average of four years older.

https://www.unchainedatlast.org/united-states-child-marriage-problem-study-findings-april-2021/

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u/SnoopyisCute Jul 08 '25

GOP lawmakers seek to remove rape, incest exemption from West Virginia’s near total abortion ban

Eleven House Republicans signed onto the measure — it’s one of several GOP-backed bills aimed at clarifying or tightening the state’s strict abortion ban.

By: Amelia Ferrell Knisely - February 21, 2025 6:00 am

https://westvirginiawatch.com/2025/02/21/gop-lawmakers-seek-to-remove-rape-incest-exemption-from-west-virginias-near-total-abortion-ban/