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Is it illegal for a 17-year-old to get pregnant without getting married
Time:2025-08-28 Views:554
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Getting pregnant at the age of 17 without getting married doesn't necessarily mean it's illegal. The first thing is definitely having sexual intercourse with a minor. In China, if a minor who is pregnant at this time is over 14 years old and she voluntarily has sexual intercourse with the man, the man is not involved in any illegal issues. If the pregnant minor is under the age of 14, even if the minor is willing, the man will still be convicted of rape at this time. However, it should be noted that at this point, the man is determined to be guilty of rape not because he made a minor pregnant, but because he had sexual intercourse with a minor under the age of 14.
Legal basis
Article 236 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China: Rape refers to the act of forcibly having sexual intercourse with a woman against her will by using violence, coercion or other means, or intentionally having sexual relations with a girl under the age of 14.
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One cannot obtain a marriage certificate before reaching the marriageable age. Fanneng Law Firm reminds you that the legal age for marriage stipulated by Chinese law is no earlier than 22 years old for men and no earlier than 20 years old for women. Moreover, if one or both parties do not meet the aforementioned age requirements, the marriage registration authority will not handle the marriage registration.
Article 1047 of the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China
The minimum age for marriage is 22 years old for men and 20 years old for women.
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The process for registering a household register before reaching the marriageable age and having a child is as follows:
1. A certificate of unmarried childbirth issued by the village committee or the neighborhood committee of the sub-district.
2. The father or mother goes to the police station to submit a written application for household registration.
3. Provide the original and a copy of the father's or mother's ID card and household register.
4. Provide the original and a copy of the infant's medical certificate of birth or the paternity test certificate (for non-marital children, a paternity test certificate must be provided, which will be issued by the designated testing institution of the public security organ after testing). Sichuan Faneng Law Firm is dedicated to serving you.