![Watch: Missouri Republican defends letting parents marry off 12-year-old kids 34 675182 origin 1](https://www.towleroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/675182-origin_1-300x169.jpg)
![Watch: Missouri Republican defends letting parents marry off 12-year-old kids 33 675182 origin 1](https://www.towleroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/675182-origin_1.jpg)
Raw Story
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…
Recommended Comments
There are no comments to display.