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Missouri State Sen. Mike Moon (R) this week defended the rights of parents to marry off children as young as 12 years old. The Springfield News-Leader reports
Missouri state Sen. Mike Moon suggested letting young kids marry while pushing a bill that would block gender-affirming care for transgender minors.
Missouri State Sen. Mike Moon made his comments during a debate on a bill banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors.
He said he knows a 12-year-old girl who got pregnant and then married.
A Missouri state legislator pushing for a ban on gender-affirming care for minors defended his stance on supporting the marriage of children as young as 12 years old.