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2008-02-01 India-Pakistan

'Cousin marriages reason for 44pc thalassaemia cases'

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Posted by Fred 2008-02-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 only 4.4 percent are married out of their families

I suppose they call these folks the perverts there?

Posted by gorb 2008-02-01 01:30|| 2008-02-01 01:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Nah, they call them cousin.

Posted by Parabellum 2008-02-01 07:28|| 2008-02-01 07:28|| Front Page Top

#3 In France at least it is and AFAIK has been legal for many decades, perhaps since the Revolution, to marry a first cousin. You don't even need an authorization from ythe President like when marrying an uncle or aunt.

Simply in Christian countries even those who are now Protestant have been marked by Medieval Catholic Church's fight agsint conseguine marriages this has ever been rare and frowned upon. From memory the Church required at six or seven generations without common ancestry ie only 1/64th or 1/128th of common blood. At least between commoners. Kings were another matter.

The Church fight agsainst consaguine marriages was crucial on destroyiing tribalism in western societies.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2008-02-01 10:28|| 2008-02-01 10:28|| Front Page Top

#4 I don't think that there is too much genetic counseling in Pakistan going on at present.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2008-02-01 11:58|| 2008-02-01 11:58|| Front Page Top

#5 Any port in a storm...right, cuz?

Posted by tu3031 2008-02-01 11:59|| 2008-02-01 11:59|| Front Page Top

#6 And this is a bad thing?
Much like mosquitoes, genetic control measures seem like the best bet.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-02-01 12:08|| 2008-02-01 12:08|| Front Page Top

#7 Speaking for my motheir's cousin's uncle, there is no difference red and green; zionist kkonspiracy!!!

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-02-01 15:33|| 2008-02-01 15:33|| Front Page Top

#8 Which of course explains the comments from poor JUSTICE.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2008-02-01 21:54|| 2008-02-01 21:54|| Front Page Top

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