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36 Oklahoma Republicans DEFENDED child marriage! - Friendly Atheist
Oklahoma just became the 17th state to ban child marriage with no exceptions, which is great news, but 36 Republican lawmakers voted against the bill.
To do it, they made arguments about parental rights, the Bible, abortion, and even Socialism. It just shows you how extreme parts of the Religious Right have become when it comes to their supposed family values.
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Oh, do you mean like when the government comes in and tells you that you can't get an abortion or get gender affirming health care for your trans kid?
If that's the case, I'd say there's a lot of that there socialism stuff going on down there in Oklahoma! 
Narrator: The state of Oklahoma has a complete ban on abortion at all stages of pregnancy with no exceptions for rape or incest. Gender-affirming health care for minors is also banned in Oklahoma. Efforts have also been made (as yet unsuccessfully) to ban this care for people under the age of 21.
