• Frozengyro@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    To prevent abuse, and to limit the chances of children being born with serious medical problems they will have to suffer with for the rest of their life.

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      7 months ago

      Risk of genetic defects from cousins is very small, on par with a woman giving birth over age 30.

      And “to prevent abuse”? We already have lots of laws to address that.

      Stop telling people who they’re allowed to sleep with.