Data shared with Newsweek shows that an estimated 366 children were married in Washington between 2015 and 2018.
A bill to end child marriage in Washington has been tabled until 2024 after it was held up in the Senate Law and Justice Committee.
House Bill 1455 passed the Washington House in a unanimous vote in early March, but the bill stalled in the Washington is one of 43 states that allow children to get married, according to Unchained At Last, an organization that advocates against child marriage. It is also one of six states that do not specify an age minimum, meaning a child at any age could get married, with parental consent at age 17 or a judge's approval if younger. Comparably, in other states where children are allowed to marry, the minimum age is between 15 and 17.
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