Iraq law could lower a girl’s age of consent

Map Shows Marriage and Consent Ages Around the World
With Iraq considering lowering the marriage age for girls to nine, Newsweek looks at marriage and consent laws around the world.
Iraq law could lower age of consent for girls to nine
One country is attempting to allow men to marry young girls. Many see this as a way to satisfy sick urges and hold women down.
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The new law would allow men to marry children as young as nine years old and has been branded a "catastrophe for women" by activists who are fighting to stop it.
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Mario Lopez has reacted to Iraq possibly passing a controversial law that would lower the legal age of consent from 18 to nine.
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The new law would repeal one of the most progressive pieces of legislation in the Middle East, and has sparked a massive campaign from Iraqi women, with the support of some MPs
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The law is going to a second vote by the country's government, but it has opposition from youth activist groups and from 215 women parliamentary members.
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Iraq to lower the ‘age of consent’ for girls to nine
Iraq is poised to slash the legal age of consent from 18 to to nine, allowing men to marry young children. The proposed legal change also deprives women of rights to divorce, child custody and ...