Why is child marriage still legal in parts of the U.S.?

New reports highlight the struggle to ban child marriage in America as international groups push for stronger laws to protect young girls.

Even today, people under 18 are still getting married in the United States. Many states still have laws that allow kids to marry, often with the permission of a parent or a judge. For a long time, there has been a push to make child marriage illegal everywhere in the country. NPR recently looked into why this campaign has slowed down. Even though many people agree that kids should not be married, the laws are not changing as fast as some had hoped. This is not just a problem in the U.S. Groups around the world are also fighting to end the practice. The International Bar Association, a grou…