A New Hampshire Republican lawmaker who has been under fire for defending child marriage has lashed out at his 'haters' while insisting that his stance is 'pro-choice.'Republican New Hampshire State Representative Jess Edwards inspired outrage last week after describing underage teenage girls as 'ripe' and 'fertile' while arguing against a bill to raise the age of marriage in the Granite State from 16 to 18.
''I'm on record as being pro-choice from the New Hampshire abortion perspective, I've been pro-choice in terms of funding the social services necessary to support a welfare system, and so the third leg of that stool is to leave marriage as an option,' Edwards said. 'I actually think I have an extremely rational and logical and supportable position.'Newsweek reached out for comment to Edwards via email on Wednesday evening.
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