Tehran:
Iran’s National Organization for Civil Registration said about 791 babies were born to child mothers aged 10-14 in the last six months, reported IRAN-HRM.
According to the state-run ISNA news agency, this statistic is related to the period between March 21, 2017, to October 7, 2010.
Sistan and Baluchestan province has the highest number of Iranian child mothers with 248 births. The provinces of Khuzestan with 92, Khorasan Razavi 65, Golestan 46, Kerman 45, and East Azerbaijan with 35 are in the next ranks.
According to the report, from March 20, 2021, to October 8, 2021, more than 36,500 babies were born to mothers between the ages of 15 and 19.
The Iranian regime encourages child marriage and Iran’s Parliament has refused to approve the “child spouse” bill which would amend current laws that allow families to force their children, mostly girls, into marriage.
The bill, introduced into parliament in 2016, proposes an absolute ban on the marriage of girls under age 13 and an absolute ban on the marriage of boys under 16. For the marriage of girls between the ages of 13-16 and for boys between the ages of 16-18, the bill would require parental consent and court permission. Marriage for girls over 16 and for boys over 18 would require no court permission.
Courtesy: IRAN HRM
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