Gov Gavin Newsom called it a "long overdue measure to protect young Californians".

California has officially banned child marriage, with Governor Gavin Newsom signing legislation to end the practice that is still legal in 32 US states.

The new law, which will come into effect on 1 January, states people must be 18 to get married in the Golden State.

Newsom called it a “long overdue measure to protect young Californians and minors”. He signed the bill into law with Courtney Stodden, whose parents allowed her to marry a 50-year-old Hollywood actor when she was just 16.

  • Deconceptualist@leminal.space
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    3 days ago

    That’s interesting. I almost always side with those two orgs so I’ll have to read more about why they take this position. The way you state it sounds pretty bad.

    I remember distinctly it was like to be a teenager and realize I was every bit as capable of making rational decisions as the adults around me, and frustrated that it wasn’t really recognized. That’s not to say it was true for my peers or didn’t require being well-informed in the first place. But as a result I’m generally in favor of lessening restrictions on minors where there’s no direct harm and raising penalties on adults who manipulate or abuse them. So I’ll hold out some hope that these orgs want that but are just communicating it poorly (still a problem, but more easily solved).

    • dogslayeggs@lemmy.world
      9·
      3 days ago

      Planned Parenthood is also lobbying against the billionaire tax, due to their belief it would lower healthcare funding.

        • dogslayeggs@lemmy.world
          8·
          3 days ago

          Two rationales are being lobbied:

          1. The billionaires will leave the state, lowering overall taxes gathered in the long-term.

          2. The law doesn’t provide safeguards on how the money will be used, so it won’t go towards the things the law says it will.

          I think both are bullshit reasons that billionaires and their leaches use to allow billionaires to continue fucking over the world, but they sound legit to people who don’t have access to a ton of data.