Senator jackson and the aclu forced him to change direction. When we proposed the 18minimum, we knew that there were certain circumstances. We just hadnt heard them yet. Reporter the aclu argued that not all underage marriages are coercive and theres not enough data to make a decision about the issue. So they passed a new version that required a Court Counselor to individually interview anyone under 18 who wants to get married. And it requires all courts to track and publish data on the courts petition and ages of the people making the request. He says hes laying the ground work for more restrictions. The purpose of the Data Collection is to be able to look in 2019 to see where we are. Reporter he says once theres more information, another law can be proposed. In the meantime, sarah says this is a good start and she wishes she had had an individual interview when she was 15. I watch people my age having careers, building their lives, and i feel about ten steps behind them. Reporter now
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