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Child bride: Sex abuse or cultural diversity?
A member of the European Parliament is demanding action over the marriage of a young Roma princess to a 15-year-old bridegroom.
Ana-Maria Cioaba, whose age has been reported as either 12 or 14, was reluctantly married on Saturday to a 15-year-old Roma bridegroom.
Family members say she had been promised in marriage when she was aged just seven, for a price of 500 gold coins, and had no say in the wedding.
British MEP Emma Nicholson is demanding that the Romanian Government take both children into care.
Is this marriage a form of child sexual abuse or an expression of cultural diversity? Should different cultures be able to exercise their different traditions on marriage?
I know this happened some time ago I’m just trying to see the point of view of people today.
I think calling that form of marriage child sexual abuse is going a bit too far. Much depends of the culture and mores of the general culture and in many cultures 13 is considered an adult. Until recently there were some US states that allowed brides at age12 and 14 with parental consent. Loretta Lynn, the country singer, married at age 13 and her husband was considerably older than her. They were married more than 50 years. I wouldn’t recommend it, but it seemed to work for them. Ideal age for marriage IMO mid 20s. old enough to finish college or military and get work experience but young enough that you’re not too set in your ways.
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