Early Marriage

Early marriage is defined as marriage of children and adolescents below the age of 18. The absolute most VILE thing i have ever read.

A 13-year-old Yemeni girl, bled to death on her wedding night after her uterus ruptured during sexual intercourse with her 30-year-old husband, authorities said.The local news media reported this week that the girl’s family asked the groom to be sentenced to death according to tribal customs, invoking the local sheik to support their demands for justice.“I ask for God’s laws over those of men, I demand revenge, I demand the death of the murderer of my daughter,” the distraught mother said this week in presenting her testimony with the local police.Local human rights group called Saving Children said that the tragedy highlighted the need for the state to issue a minimum legal age limit for marriage and to start a national awareness campaign of the dangers of having sex with little girls.The news media also reported that the husband, Aden, rejected any responsibility, blaming the tragedy of the death of his young wife on her ill health and refusal to be considerate of his needs."Saving Children warned activists against the new trend in Yemen, of marrying their daughters very early, saying that “extreme poverty and lack of education” were to blame.

Child-bride bleeds to death on the night of her wedding

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Jeez.

Extreme poverty and lack of education. Dunno man, but how does a parent marry their little bachi off at 13?

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i think the parents are also responsible for her death how come they decide for her 13 year daughter to marry 30 year man who is 17 years older than him ...whatever the reasons are either they are extreme poverty and lack of education" were to blame.its also the parents fault !!!

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I think it is her parent's fault , they are blaming money and education on purpose,to make an excuse.

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from yourjewishnews.com :smiley:

Lilly, do we have any credible site that reported the news also?

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Hmm poor girl. Bless her.

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but there are many cases like this.
Not just in Yamen but other third world countries that have poor education and income.

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err.. im no doc but uterus rupture from sex? is that even possible?

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That’s what I thought at first, but then…
International Development Journalism competition 2012: Girl brides in Yemen: the fight for the right to say no | International Development Journalism competition | guardian.co.uk

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How can the mother ask for "justice" when she as well is responsible for it!

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First of all, the parents married her off. I understand they may be poor, but they should have tried not to have kids they couldnt provide for, if it was that bad.
Secondly, this man must have been some sort of an animal if he caused her uterus to ERUPT, astagfirullah. May the girl find a place in jannat :(

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the less educated they are the more desperate.

Most advanced countries only have one or two children because the more educated you are the more you want to give the children better opportunities.