In Colorado, a 16-year-old girl can marry a 30-year-old man. Our laws must change to protect teens from what would otherwise be rape. (Opinion)
- Posted on March 15, 2026
- By The Denver Post
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In Colorado, a 16-year-old girl can marry a 30-year-old man. Our laws must change to protect teens from what would otherwise be rape. (Opinion)
Banning child marriage does not “take away a right” from girls any more than banning child rape takes away a child’s right to be raped. Underage girls never had a “right to marry.”
