Child Marriages Should Be Banned Persuasive Essay

The words "I do" are to be said between two individuals who are bound to be married. These two people are said to be consumed by their love for each other and plan to spend their lives together. In America, people believe that those who are to be married had a fair opportunity to meet their future spouse and that they were given the option of whether to be married or not. Now, half way across the world in countries such as Pakistan and Iran, marriages between children and adults are arranged giving no one a free choice. Citizens from numerous countries are now debating on if arranged marriages take away freedom and put the child’s life in risk or if these marriages are the right way to get married because they are encouraged in religious communities.
The definition of a marriage is as follows; the legally or formally recognized union of a man and a woman (or, in some jurisdictions, two people of the same sex) as partners in a relationship. The previous statement does not mention anything about the concepts of arranged marriages so citizens have taken the concept of marriage in to their own hands and creating arranged marriages between children and …show more content…
Some view these marriages as preposterous due to the rights of the children being taken away and due to the increase of health risks that accompany the marriage. On the other end of the spectrum, individuals who support and want to uphold the legality of arranged marriages view these marriages as legal due to certain religious practices that incorporate child marriages and believe that arranged marriages allow for marriage to last longer. The debate regarding arranged marriages will continue to consume the population and a final answer to the problem cannot be determined until people come to a consensus on the issue and determine if these marriages shall be outlawed or