Watch: Missouri Republican defends letting parents marry off 12-year-old kids

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 that Moon made the remarks during a contentious debate over banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors in which Democratic State Rep. Peter Meredith accused him of hypocrisy for supporting the bill despite positioning himself as a champion of parents’ rights. “I’ve heard you talk about parents’ rights to raise their kids how they want,” argued Meredith. “In fact, I just double-checked, you voted no on making it illegal for kids…

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