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Morocco will change law allowing rapists to marry their victims to avoid prison

A year after a 16-year-old girl in Morocco committed suicide after being forced to marry the man who raped her, the northern African nation’s government announced plans to change the law to outlaw the traditional practice. Rape within a marriage is still legal there, and marriages can be arranged with females younger than 18. So, in related news, life in Morocco still really sucks if you’re female.

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