{"id":1204,"date":"2018-10-24T17:55:54","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T14:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nadafund.org\/child-marriage-still-legal-in-united-states\/"},"modified":"2018-10-24T17:55:54","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T14:55:54","slug":"child-marriage-still-legal-in-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nadafund.org\/2018\/10\/24\/child-marriage-still-legal-in-united-states.html","title":{"rendered":"Child marriage still legal in United States"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n-MI7LCAzT8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Subscribe to France 24 now:<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/f24.my\/youtubeEN<\/p>\n<p>FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24\/7<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/f24.my\/YTliveEN<\/p>\n<p>At an international level, the United States condemns child marriage as a violation of human rights. 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