The legal age of marriage would be lowered to puberty, as in the Prophet's time.

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Unsurprisingly, Citi reported that the importance of marriage to women decreased with age.

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Because we think that the focus of marriage really should be on procreation, we are not going to give marriage licenses anymore to any couple where both people are over the age of 55, " adding, "I can just assure you, if both the woman and the man are over the age of 55, there are not a lot of children coming out of that marriage.

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Over a century the age of consent in India has been raised from 10 to 18 reacting mainly to concerns over child marriage, and much later over rape and teenage pregnancies.

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Beckham, who made his soccer debut at the age of 17, is as much known for his celebrity lifestyle and marriage to former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham as for his sporting prowess.

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About 18 children under the age of one die each year, and about four of these are due to conditions linked to cousin marriage, Luton Borough Council said.

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In January, John Drake Witherspoon, age 70, married Tricianne Taylor, who is 60, according to a certificate of marriage filed with the suit.

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