S4 E15 - Ami Hipps - No Child Should Be a Bride- like Ami was forced to be at age 15 after her boyfriend date-r*ped her and after shotgun wedding, her husband contolled her and would not permit her to use birth control, to have own bank account, credit card or education. She had to sneak out the window to finish High School. Eight Children and 17 years later, Ami finally found a way to get free of her controlling and abusive husband, and not only get a college degree on the Dean's List, but go on to become a lawyer.

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Take Action to End Child Marriage

https://www.tahirih.org/news/child-marriage-prevention-act-of-2024/

https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/policy-and-education--ways-to-end-child-marriage-and-prevent-adolescent-pregnancy

https://www.unicefusa.org/what-unicef-does/child-protection/end-child-marriage