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2010-03-21 Britain

Rise in marriages between cousins is putting children's health at risk'

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Posted by tipper 2010-03-21 10:11|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

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The dangers of marriage between first cousins are to be highlighted by a leading professor, with a warning that their children are at risk of genetic defects.

Baroness Deech, a family law professor and crossbencher, will call next week for a vigorous public campaign to deter the practice, which is prevalent in Muslim and immigrant communities and on the rise. She will reignite a debate started five years ago when Ann Cryer, MP for Keighley, drew attention to the number of disabled babies being born in the town and called for cousin marriage to be stopped.

Fifty-five per cent of British Pakistanis are married to first cousins and in Bradford the figure is 75 per cent. British Pakistanis represent 3 per cent of all births in Britain but one third of children with recessive disorders.

Posted by Parabellum 2010-03-21 10:18|| http://sidemeat.wordpress.com/ 2010-03-21 10:18|| Front Page Top

#2 But if she aint good enough fer her own family she aint good enough fer ours.

Ancient East TN Proverb

Posted by BrerRabbit 2010-03-21 10:34|| 2010-03-21 10:34|| Front Page Top

#3 All my ancestors were married to each other.....hmmmm - that could explain a lot!

Posted by Glenmore 2010-03-21 11:29|| 2010-03-21 11:29|| Front Page Top

#4 You got some problems for sure when your family tree looks more like a telephone pole...

Posted by Sgt. Mom 2010-03-21 11:31|| http://www.celiahayes.com 2010-03-21 11:31|| Front Page Top

#5 see: Prince Charles

Posted by Frank G 2010-03-21 11:46|| 2010-03-21 11:46|| Front Page Top

#6 In high school social studies class the kids had to make and display family trees - daughter's friend said "that's not a family tree, it's a family vine!"

Posted by Glenmore 2010-03-21 11:58|| 2010-03-21 11:58|| Front Page Top

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