I found it interesting when I read the article that only about 30 or so states actually have a law in place to ban marriage to a first cousin. I guess I'd assumed that it was illegal in every state.
In any case, I'm with you -- I think it's bizarre to even think of your cousin (first or second or third for that matter) in a romantic or sexual way. Yikes. But, I hadn't even thought about the fact that being in your 40's and having a baby would place you in the same genetic risk for birth defects as a if you'd had the baby with your first cousin. That's wild. I only thought there was just an increased risk for Down syndrome.
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I found it interesting when I read the article that only about 30 or so states actually have a law in place to ban marriage to a first cousin. I guess I'd assumed that it was illegal in every state.
In any case, I'm with you -- I think it's bizarre to even think of your cousin (first or second or third for that matter) in a romantic or sexual way. Yikes. But, I hadn't even thought about the fact that being in your 40's and having a baby would place you in the same genetic risk for birth defects as a if you'd had the baby with your first cousin. That's wild. I only thought there was just an increased risk for Down syndrome.
January 12, 2009 - 1:03pmThis Comment
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