Bolivia’s Chamber of Deputies passed a law establishing 18 as the minimum marriage age, removing exceptions for 16- and 17-year-olds. The reform seeks to protect adolescents, especially girls, from violence, early pregnancies, and the harms of child marriage.
(c) Jeison Higuita
(c) Jeison Higuita

Bolivia, itinakda ang edad ng pag-aasawa sa 18 at winakasan ang child marriage

Noong Setyembre 17, 2025, inaprubahan ng Chamber of Deputies ng Bolivia ang batas na nagtatalaga ng 18 bilang minimum na edad sa pag-aasawa, tinatanggal ang dating exemption para sa 16 at 17. Layunin ng reporma na protektahan ang kabataan laban sa karahasan at maagang pagbubuntis.

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