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Malawi Bans Child Marriage; Social Justice Requires Family Planning
Sunday, March 1, 2015 16:48
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Malawi Bans Child Marriage, Lifts Minimum Age to 18. Malawi is a southern African country where half of girls end up as child brides and nearly one in eight is married by 15. Women rights campaigners hailed the ban as “a great day for Malawian girls” and said the law would help boost development in one of the world’s poorest countries.
Social Justice Requires Family Planning. Evidence from around the world shows that investments in reproductive health are critical to reducing poverty and increasing educational levels. While most women in the United States have access to contraception, some 225 million women in the developing do not, even though they wish that they did.
