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Each year an estimated 51 million children are born and never receive birth certificates in countries across the globe. The majority of these are girls. As a father, I want my own daughter to be able to have every opportunity in the world to succeed. Those opportunities that only come with documentation – like receiving health care, attending school, voting, or earning her driver’s license – should be available to girls worldwide. Thats why I voted today for the #GirlsCount Act of 2014, a bill authorizing the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to provide assistance to improve birth registration programs worldwide. Our young women face terrible barriers to achievement, too often becoming victims of human trafficking, domestic slavery or forced child labor. The least we can do is give them a legal voice through registration at birth. Photo via plan-international.org.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 22:53:52 +0000

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