My name is Dawn Tyree, and I am writing to you because I would like to speak on the record regarding #HB3018 to end #childmarriage in #WestVirginia. I am a survivor of child marriage. I was 13-years-old when I was forced to marry my 32-year-old abuser. He had been sexually abus.
I had no rights over my body. Not one adult talked to me about birth control, and at 14 years old, I was expecting my second child. I was a mother of two at age 15. Pregnant again at 16 years old.
Let's end #childmarriage #wvleg! Do the right thing and protect children in #WestVirginia. Girls belong in classrooms not bedrooms. Pass #HB3018 w/ no amendments.
You can do it!
You can do it!
@wvlegislature : tell your @wvdemocrats & @WVGOP @wvsenate @wvhouse reps to vote YES on #HB3018! #EndChildMarriage
Endless thanks to
@kaylayoungforwv
@WV_NOW
@bekina05
@Susan_Economist
@CharlesTrumpWV
@_with_a_c@BrandonSteeleWV
Endless thanks to
@kaylayoungforwv
@WV_NOW
@bekina05
@Susan_Economist
@CharlesTrumpWV
@_with_a_c@BrandonSteeleWV
@MSNBC @maddow @CNN @TODAYshow @NPR #Childmarriage is legal in 43 states. #WVleg shot down #HB3018 - it would have put an end to child marriage.
At 16-years-old and with two toddlers in tow, we escaped the marriage. Homeless and with no support, I tried to go to a shelter. The women's shelter turned us away because as minors, we presented the shelter with a liability. ~recovering #childbride
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