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In the context of human rights in other countries, the U.S. State Department has called marriage before 18 a <br /> "human rights abuse"that"produces devastating repercussions for a girl's life, effectively ending her <br /> childhood."Yet in the United States, child marriage is legal and sanctioned in 44 of the 50 states. Studies show <br /> that girls who do not marry when they become pregnant are more likely to focus on their futures, while girls <br /> that do marry face dropping out of school. <br /> am calling upon our state legislators to introduce and pass a bill that will *end* child marriage. I urge <br /> you to use language that draws a hard line in the sand, 18 with no exceptions. <br /> Respectfully, <br /> Dawn Tyree <br /> DAWN TYREE is a writer, an activist, and a founding member of <br /> the National Coalition to End Child Marriage in the United <br /> States. Her story has been told in an A&E documentary and published <br /> in over twelve languages. <br /> htips://www.yesmagazine.org/opinion/2020/01/14/child-marriage- <br /> activism/ <br /> z <br />