伊利诺伊州的立法者建议将最低结婚年龄提高到18岁,以禁止童婚。 Illinois lawmaker proposes raising minimum marriage age to 18 to ban child marriage.

伊利诺伊州立法者Joe Sosnowski Rep. Joe Sosnowski提出了一项法案,将最低结婚年龄提高到18岁,目的是在该州禁止童婚。 Illinois lawmaker Rep. Joe Sosnowski has proposed a bill to raise the minimum marriage age to 18, aiming to ban child marriage in the state. 目前,18岁以下的未成年人经父母同意可以结婚,但新法案如获通过,将堵塞这些漏洞。 Currently, minors under 18 can marry with parental consent, but the new bill would close these loopholes if passed. 这项立法如果获得批准,将在两年后生效,使伊利诺伊州成为普遍禁止未成年婚姻的少数州之一。 The legislation, if approved, would take effect two years later, making Illinois one of the few states to universally ban underage marriage.