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applegrove

(124,306 posts)
Thu Apr 11, 2024, 12:53 PM Apr 2024

GOP Lawmaker Wanted to Allow First Cousins to Marry

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"

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GOP Lawmaker Wanted to Allow First Cousins to Marry (Original Post) applegrove Apr 2024 OP
Game it out. Tetrachloride Apr 2024 #1
Except there aren't issues with offspring obamanut2012 Apr 2024 #12
So these inbred GOP cousin fuckers wanna make health care choices for others? Blue Owl Apr 2024 #2
Sounds like more material for Jeff Foxworthy's.. Omnipresent Apr 2024 #3
If you've married 3 times and have the same In-laws. ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2024 #6
Good one! Omnipresent Apr 2024 #18
Marriage between first cousins is legal in five states. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2024 #4
Yikes. applegrove Apr 2024 #5
Why is it "Yikes"? obamanut2012 Apr 2024 #11
Shocked and grossed out. applegrove Apr 2024 #13
According to wiki (FWIW), it's actually 19 states (minus 1 now) - and maybe not the states petronius Apr 2024 #7
Yup, I feel the same way obamanut2012 Apr 2024 #9
20 states obamanut2012 Apr 2024 #10
More states than that. MineralMan Apr 2024 #14
There is nothing wrong with first cousins marrying -- it is legal in about half the states anyway obamanut2012 Apr 2024 #8
This comes up once in a while. MineralMan Apr 2024 #15
I'm worried... myohmy2 Apr 2024 #16
I have second cousins who, as first cousins to each other, had to go to Tennessee many years ago to get married. Sogo Apr 2024 #17

obamanut2012

(28,181 posts)
11. Why is it "Yikes"?
Thu Apr 11, 2024, 01:45 PM
Apr 2024

It really is not an issue. It is legal in twenty states anyway. They can drive over to NC and get married anyway.

applegrove

(124,306 posts)
13. Shocked and grossed out.
Thu Apr 11, 2024, 01:48 PM
Apr 2024

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petronius

(26,676 posts)
7. According to wiki (FWIW), it's actually 19 states (minus 1 now) - and maybe not the states
Thu Apr 11, 2024, 01:40 PM
Apr 2024

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)
8. There is nothing wrong with first cousins marrying -- it is legal in about half the states anyway
Thu Apr 11, 2024, 01:43 PM
Apr 2024

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)
15. This comes up once in a while.
Thu Apr 11, 2024, 02:05 PM
Apr 2024

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)
16. I'm worried...
Thu Apr 11, 2024, 02:21 PM
Apr 2024

"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?

...

Sogo

(5,960 posts)
17. I have second cousins who, as first cousins to each other, had to go to Tennessee many years ago to get married.
Thu Apr 11, 2024, 02:36 PM
Apr 2024

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....

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