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VIDEO: Virginia is the first southern state to ban child marriage


Here comes the bride? Of course—when she’s legally an adult! Del. Karen Keys-Gamarra, a newly elected Democrat serving Fairfax County, helped Virginia become one of just 12 states to ban marriage before 18.

@vadogwoodnews Here comes the bride? Of course—when she’s legally an adult! Del. Karen Keys-Gamarra, a newly elected Democrat serving Fairfax County, helped Virginia become one of just 12 states to ban marriage before 18. #child #children #childmarriageisacrime #childmarriageisillegal #childmarriageawareness #virginianews #virginiapolitics #childmarriageban ♬ original sound – The Dogwood


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