Vice News, 6:10... Child marriages are associated with a variety of negative outcomes, but thus far no state in the US has banned the practice outright. Last year, an attempt was made to make California the first to do so, but ran into opposition from the American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood.
Al Jazeera English, 24:35... In China, women are in short supply. It's predicted that one in five single men will never find a woman to marry. To avoid becoming a 'bare branch', many single men are resorting to extreme methods to find a bride - kidnapping or buying women from overseas. Anything to help them fulfil their responsibility to secure the future of their family.
