It's time to end child marriage in Florida - Act now

Join us and call on the Florida to End Child Marriage Having trouble viewing this email? Click here. Help Us End Child Marriage In Florida! Take Action Dear friends, Florida, a hotspot for child marriage? Children can legally marry in Florida. There is, in fact, no minimum age for these marriages when the child marrying is pregnant or has a baby and a judge authorizes it. From 2001 to 2015, over 16,000 children under the age of 18 married in Florida, the second highest rate in the US for that period.  EMAIL LAWMAKERS NOW Research strongly links child marriage with dropping out of school, poverty, and mental and physical health disorders. Activists, including Human Rights Watch, have campaigned for change in other states and reforms have been passed in New York, Texas, and Virginia. Now it is Florida's turn! This fall, a new bill to end child marriage has been introduced in Florida’s state legislature. Please email key Florida lawmakers to tell them to support the bill. It's time we put an end to this! TAKE ACTION Thanks for your support! Heather Barr Senior Researcher Women's Rights Division Human Rights Watch @heatherbarr1 Take Action In order to maintain our independence, we accept no money from any government. We rely solely on the generosity of people like you to defend human rights. SUPPORT US DONATE TAKE ACTION VISIT HRW.ORG Human Rights Watch | 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor | New York, NY 10118 USA Tel: 1 (212) 290-4700 | news@hrw.org