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California wants to ban child marriage. Why are these civil rights groups trying to stop it?

California wants to ban child marriage. Why are these civil rights groups trying to stop it?
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Pat Abatemarco, a child marriage survivor, speaks during a press conference at the state Capitol in Sacramento on June 22, 2023. (Rahul Lal / CalMatters) It was March when a group of California lawmakers decided they’d broach a sticky topic: child marriage. Over the next three months, Democrats w...

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