Beyond punitive responses and viral headlines: Understanding child marriage and early unions in Mexico and their relationship with adolescent pregnancy
75% of girls and adolescents aged 10 to 17 who gave birth in Mexico in 2024 were already married or in a union at the time of delivery.
In the time it has taken to read this article 0 girls under the age of 18 have been married
Each year, 12 million girls are married before the age of 18
That is 23 girls every minute
Nearly 1 every 2 seconds
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