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Marrying First Cousin
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The death of Jerry Lee Lewis has prompted outrage and disgust on some news reports and social media outlets that he married his cousin when she was 13.
I'm sure you know he didn't break any laws when he did so and some US states still don't have a minimum age for marriage.
I have been bewildered by the posts from UK citizens who are disgusted that he married his second cousin - here in the UK first cousins can legally marry.
A petition calling for this to be made illegal in 2014 got only 8 signatures https:/ /petiti on.parl iament. uk/arch ived/pe titions /54278
Another got 105 supporters https:/ /www.ch ange.or g/p/uk- parliam ent-ban -first- cousin- marriag es-in-t he-uk
Last year's attempt got 221 signatures https:/ /www.pa rallelp arliame nt.co.u k/petit ions/59 2255/ba n-marri ages-of -1st-co usins-a nd-give -regist ry-offi ces-pow ers-to- order-d na-test s
I am interested to hear your views - is it okay for first cousins to marry? I get the impression that 'Outraged of Oldham' and 'Disgusted of Derby' love venting their spleen on social media (so much less effort that putting pen to paper and writing to the newspapers) but are too bone idle to actually do anything to change things.
I wanted to marry my first cousin. I was 6 and she was training to be a nurse. When I was 7 I wanted to marry the girl next door.
I'm sure you know he didn't break any laws when he did so and some US states still don't have a minimum age for marriage.
I have been bewildered by the posts from UK citizens who are disgusted that he married his second cousin - here in the UK first cousins can legally marry.
A petition calling for this to be made illegal in 2014 got only 8 signatures https:/
Another got 105 supporters https:/
Last year's attempt got 221 signatures https:/
I am interested to hear your views - is it okay for first cousins to marry? I get the impression that 'Outraged of Oldham' and 'Disgusted of Derby' love venting their spleen on social media (so much less effort that putting pen to paper and writing to the newspapers) but are too bone idle to actually do anything to change things.
I wanted to marry my first cousin. I was 6 and she was training to be a nurse. When I was 7 I wanted to marry the girl next door.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.barry, it used to be common among royal families aas a way of keeping power in the family. Lots of Egyptian pharaohs seem to have had congenital deformities, jusging by the mummies.
The "Habsburg lip" was a famous example
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The "Habsburg lip" was a famous example
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If genetically, there's no problem with first cousins having children, then I don't see the problem with them getting married. Though I wouldn't marry mine.
I wonder if a set of identical twins married another set of identical twins, would their offspring be able to marry each other? They would genetically be brother and sister, wouldn't they?
I wonder if a set of identical twins married another set of identical twins, would their offspring be able to marry each other? They would genetically be brother and sister, wouldn't they?
barry, 9th cousins aren't likely to be a genetic problem. In fact it's thought that pretty well every Brit is decended from Edward III over 21-24 generations
https:/ /en.wik ipedia. org/wik i/Issue _of_Edw ard_III _of_Eng land
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