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[–] Grapho@lemmy.ml 32 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

But in the US it's legal. In a bunch of states all you need is parental consent for a teen barely out of puberty to marry an adult, and some will lower the age if the child is already pregnant.