1st cousin marriage

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AIBU to ask your opinion on 1st cousin marriage?.I have read that the government is looking to ban it. I know it is more prevelent ( but declining) in the UK among people of Asian origin. I am not coming from a judgemental or racist angle. I am just interested to know how mum'snetters of all ethnicities feel about marriage between 1st cousin's. I know it used to be more common in the west at one time, apart from keeping money/property in families, people travelled less widely, so there was less choice of marriage partners.I worked with a girl ( White British) who was in a secret relationship with her 1st cousin and they are very reluctant to tell their family, so there seems to be a cultural taboo in 1st cousins being romantically involved.Genetic factors resulting in disabilities (statistically twice as many as in unrelated parents) is sometimes given as a reason for banning cousin marriage, however we have genetic screening now, and disabilities aren't always serious.As so many babies died in infancy before we had vaccines, better health care etc , it was probably difficult to differentiate whether the close relationship between parents was the cause of any disabilities their children . Speaking for myself,I can't imagine wanting to marry any of the cousins I was brought up with as they seem more like brothers to me, but I could understand why someone may be attracted to a 1st cousin who they first met as adults. Or does it give you the instant 'Yuk' ? Also is banning 1st cousin marriage the same as banning 1st cousin sexual relationships and children, or would that become illegal? Maybe there's no need for a legal ban as the tradition will just die out over time

This issue was debated in the media in Tory governments but they didn’t raise it.

Eh?

The Labour Government Blocked It: Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour government chose not to give the bill parliamentary backing or "whip" its MPs to vote for it. Because the government did not allocate time for it, the scheduled second reading was stalled, effectively stopping a full Commons vote from taking place

Yes they suddenly support it when they aren’t the ruling party.

Pretty cynical move.

Some of the comments here are just as thick of those made by the idiotic parents on the documentary, claiming that their children were totally fine until the doctors poisoned them with medicine.

Really you are not aware that many Muslims are not in support of Isreal

mmm ok

What’s up with you and Labour? Why so loyal. They’ve blocked it moving forward and are in power rn

So? Again, new leader. I don’t answer for anything the person who did my job prior to me taking over, why should kemi? She has her own priorities.

Im talking about when Tories were in power. Thought that was clear.

What has that got to do with this thread?

The Tories bring out a PMB just as they’re leaving power.

Either their timing sucks or they thought Starmer would block it.

Ridiculous. No accountability. No wonder Starmer was ousted. Too infuriating.

You stated the Tories courted the Muslim vote

I pointed out that being in support of Isreal as the Tories are would not go down well with many Muslim voters …

they haven’t in the way Labour and the Greens have they know it’s not where their votes generally are

Careful, your true colours are showing….

A friend at school (Asian, muslim) married her cousin. Her parents were cousins. Her first two babies died before they were two years old. She said the drs said it was due to their relatededness but my friend was in denial about it. I cant remember the name of the syndrome/ illness both children had but it was polyketo something (sorry was a long time ago)..She then had a third child who has cystic fibrosis, which is very rare in Asian communities.

I think cousin marrying should be illegal. However friend went to her parents home country to marry her cousin.

Again, what does Tory support of Israel have to do with first cousin marriage in the UK?

Ans here did I ‘state’ that the Tories courted the Muslim vote?

Why not just read the posts your answers are there

Because it’s waffle, they are unrelated subjects.

Accountability means if you want to get something done, do it yourself. Not rely om the incoming opposing government.

That’s is really sad and just so much unnecessary suffering it’s cruel

sadly if it is banned, and let’s hope it is it won’t totally stop these marriages as its deeply ingrained in some communities

there also needs to be educational support addressing the issues

Reading it again is not going to magically find a link between Israel and cousin marriage in the UK.

So why not ask Labour to do it rather than block it? Since they are actually in power. Bizarrely blind loyalty.

There already is education support. That’s why the rate of first cousin marriage is falling steeply.

It’s getting circular, but I think when a government was in power for 3 terms, they had the time to do it. But it seems no inclination except to submit it in their last month of
power.

It’s very loyal of you to defend 3 terms of inaction.

But what has that got to do with today and the debate being had in the here and now ?

And now Labour are actually in power they shouldn’t block it. I find your stance bizarre.