Currently, 16 and 17 year-olds in Missouri are allowed to marry someone 21 years old or younger with their parent's consent. State Sen. Lauren Arthur, a Democrat from Kansas City, is co-sponsoring a bipartisan bill to raise the marriage age to 18.

Missouri still allows some child marriages, but a new bill would end the practice

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Missouri still allows some child marriages, but a new bill would end the practice

Missouri still allows some child marriages, but a new bill would end the practice

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