Laguna Beach Passes Resolution in Support of Statewide Child Marriage Ban

A victim of child marriage in her home in Culver City, Calif., on Dec. 8, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

The city of Laguna Beach passed a resolution Aug. 10 calling for the California state Legislature to introduce and pass a ban on child marriage.

Mayor Bob Whalen said the issue was brought to his attention by Rima Nashashibi, founder of Global Hope 365, an organization that has worked for years to end child marriage across the state due to its harmful effects on many women.