Cousin Marriage Should Be Legalized! (illegal, states, support, laws)
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Marriage between first cousins is currently illegal in about 30 US states. But in contrast to the tremendous attention that gay marriage receives, this issue receives close to zero. This is despite the fact that in some countries 50% of all marriages are between cousins.
Even in supposedly liberal circles you are liable to be seen as some kind of weirdo or worse if you bring up this issue. The contrast with gay marriage could hardly be more stark.
Why is it banned? One rationale right now is the increased average risk of birth defects to children. But recent studies show that this risk is low and comparable to the risk faced by women having children over 40.
Would you support banning marriage by middle aged women?
Obviously, you are not married. The issue isn't the relationship between husband and wife. It's the co-mingling of inlaws and outlaws, guaranteed to make family gatherings at holiday time pure hell. The law is just trying to protect you from wanting to kill yourself a few years into the marriage when your mother gets on the phone with her sister and says her daughter/son is a slug and then watching everyone else in the family take sides and throw dirty laundry at each other from 40 to 50 years ago.
obviously, you are not married. The issue isn't the relationship between husband and wife. It's the co-mingling of inlaws and outlaws, guaranteed to make family gatherings at holiday time pure hell. The law is just trying to protect you from wanting to kill yourself a few years into the marriage when your mother gets on the phone with her sister and says her daughter/son is a slug and then watching everyone else in the family take sides and throw dirty laundry at each other from 40 to 50 years ago. :d
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