Boehner Opposes Child Marriage Prevention Act

Eric Cantor and John Boehner

Within a few days, our Republican friends in Congress have been delighted to extend a tax cut to billionaires (adding $ 858 billion to the federal deficit),  but refused to pass  the Child Marriage Prevention Act. The reasons: it would add $67 million to the deficit, and it might somehow result in more abortions. They never explained the abortion claim because all they have to do is mention the word, abortion, and the moral conservatives go into spasms.


CARE a worldwide humanitarian rights organization says: 'More than 60 million girls ages 17 and younger -- many as young as 10 -- are forced into marriage in developing countries. Many of these girls are married to men more than twice their age. Not only does this unacceptable practice thwart a girl's education, it endangers her health and often locks her into a life of poverty."


Perhaps it's time "Boehner and his Bunch" should explain their value system.