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She was fifteen. He was twenty-eight.
Ohio Senate Bill 341 would ban marriage under eighteen, without exception. No judicial bypass. No parental consent workaround. A clean line: children cannot be married.
Here is the part that should land like cold water: in Ohio, nearly ninety percent of children who marry are girls married to adult men. That is not a cultural artifact. That is a pattern.
The bill is pending. It needs pressure. That pressure has to come from people who can make a phone call.
If you are an Ohioan, or if you know Ohioans, this is the moment.
Call your state senator. Tell them to pass SB 341. If you don't know who represents you, five minutes on ballotpedia.org will tell you.
For organizing resources and how to help beyond Ohio, the people running this work can be found at unchainedatlast.org
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Everyone, my name is Sara T. I'm a survivor of child marriage. And today, I'm here to call attention to Senate Bill 341 that's currently pending in the state of Ohio. This bill would end marriage under the age of eighteen without exception.
So why is this bill important? It's important for survivors like me who, if given the opportunity, wouldn't have been forced into a marriage that I didn't want at the age of fifteen to a twenty-eight year old man.
Why is it important in the state of Ohio? Because in the state of Ohio, almost ninety percent of children who marry are girls married to adult men. This should raise extreme red flags — not just for legislators, but for all Ohioans.
I urge you to reach out, call your senators, call your state legislators, and demand that Senate Bill 341 passes. This bill is needed to protect minors from the abuse of child marriage. Child marriage is a human rights abuse, and it is happening all across the United States.
There's currently a bill pending in Ohio that would end child marriage completely. We are begging all of you — Ohioans and anybody listening — please call. Find out how to help at unchainedatlast.org. Thank you.