A new California law bans child marriage. What's the global outlook on the practice?

A demonstrator in Massachusetts wearing a bridal gown takes part in a protest urging legislators to end child marriage.

The governor of California has signed into law a ban on child marriage. What is the status of other efforts to ban the practice? And do bans prove effective?

(Image credit: David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe)



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