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Forced marriages should be banned internationally this is because within our progressive society people's lives should not be arranged for them by their relatives or family members Just imagine how much better the world would be if everyone got to decide when they wanted to get married A forced marriage is a system where one or both parties are pressured into a marriage without their consent Some families go as far as tormenting the victim with physical or verbal forms of abuse leaving them with no other choice than to succumb to the marriage Every year 15 million girls around the world become child brides losing the opportunity to gain a better education and economic empowerment Canadians expect that their laws protect children from such nightmares yet they have become aware of thousands of reported cases of forced marriage underage marriage and polygamy There are a lot of factors to why forced marriages happen things such as gender inequality tradition poverty insecurity It also happens because the family of the victim wants to preserve their wealth and reputation Some families think that it s an important part of religion they also want to marry their children off in exchange for money they don t approve of their child being gay lesbian bisexual or transgender Families also don t want their children to have relationships or sex so the children feel pressured by the community or other family members to follow traditions want to keep family values and honour Most cases involve females with some victims as young as 13 years old although experts suggest that up to 15 of these cases may involve men also marrying against their will
