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GOP Lawmaker Wanted to Allow First Cousins to Marry
April 11, 2024 at 1:43 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 6 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2024/04/11/gop-lawmaker-wanted-to-allow-first-cousins-to-marry/
"SNIP..........
The Tennessee House passed a bill on Thursday that would make it illegal to marry your first cousin in Tennessee, WSMV reports.
But it only did so after state Rep. Gino Bulso (R), whose grandparents he said were first cousins, rose to object to the law.
.........SNIP"

Tetrachloride
(8,557 posts)Leaving aside problems in offspring, theres plenty of reason to not allow first cousins to marry.
obamanut2012
(28,181 posts)Blue Owl
(55,200 posts)I don't think so....
Omnipresent
(6,623 posts)You might be a redneck jokes.
ProudMNDemocrat
(19,380 posts)I remember that.
Omnipresent
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WhiskeyGrinder
(24,294 posts)applegrove
(124,306 posts)obamanut2012
(28,181 posts)It really is not an issue. It is legal in twenty states anyway. They can drive over to NC and get married anyway.
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petronius
(26,676 posts)people would guess.
Personally, I agree with the Republican fellow here (icky as that feels) - it should be legal for those that want it. I think this lawyer's blog made good points: culture (maybe impact on immigration?), personal freedom to marry, and minimal genetic concerns...
https://www.jlegal.org/blog/is-it-legal-to-marry-your-cousin-in-california/
obamanut2012
(28,181 posts)obamanut2012
(28,181 posts)MineralMan
(148,421 posts)It's about half of the states.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/metro/daily/graphics/cousins_042505.html?noredirect=on
obamanut2012
(28,181 posts)It is only an issue if a raft of first cousins keep doing it over and over through the years.
It's legal in my home state. I worked with someone who met their first cousin as an adult and they married, had kids, etc. Not an issue.
MineralMan
(148,421 posts)In 20 states, first cousin marriage is completely legal. In six, there are some restrictions. Most people have no idea what the laws are. All states must accept those marriages, even if their own state says it's illegal.
I know a couple of first cousin married couples. They seem just fine.
myohmy2
(3,572 posts)"Multiple studies have established consanguinity as a high cause for birth defects and abnormalities. A risk of autosomal recessive disorders increases in offspring coming from consanguineous marriages due to the increased likelihood of receiving recessive genes from cognate parents.[2] According to population based case-control studies, a higher risk of stillbirth is associated with consanguineous marriages.[12]
Inbreeding is associated with decreased cognitive abilities in children.[11]"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consanguine_marriage#:~:text=Though%20it%20may%20involve%20incest,copies%20their%20offspring%20may%20receive.
...how will Tennessee children have their cognitive abilities decreased without it?
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Sogo
(5,960 posts)They are both passed on now, but had beautiful children and grandchildren.
Still, one is playing with the odds to marry that close in relation....