Marriages between first cousins could finally be banned in Britain if a new proposal makes it through Parliament.
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Current UK law prohibits marriages between siblings, parents and children, but not between first cousins, according to the Marriage Act 1949. The Sexual Offences Act 2003 also criminalises sexual activity with certain family members, though this does not include first cousins.Studies show that first-cousin marriages are associated with"approximately double the rate of birth defects compared to the general population", the Basildon & Billericay MP said.
Ahead of his address to Parliament on Tuesday, Holden said:"Building on my previous work to ban hymenoplasty and so-called virginity testing in the last Parliament, I will urge the government to reconsider the legality of first-cousin marriage in the UK. "Under the legislation, prohibited degrees of relationship for marriage include marriages to a sibling, parent or child, but not marriages between first cousins.
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