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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Richard Wheeler

MP opposes calls to ban first-cousin marriage in the UK saying it can 'help build family bonds'

An MP has spoken against calls to ban first-cousin marriage in the UK, and suggested “advanced genetic test screening” is made available to prospective couples.

Independent Iqbal Mohamed said rather than “stigmatising” cousin marriages, a “much more positive approach” should be adopted to respond to health concerns linked to the children of those relationships.

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