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RFK is spreading the British healthcare service stated tha first cousin marriage is good
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Anonymous 5w

Bro I knew that one would do numbers 😭 that’s not even endorsed by the NHS, they simply have a page on the research consensus (although I’m surprised this came up)

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5w

They didn’t have to publish it

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5w

It’s gone now but I’m actually curious to see what it said

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5w

Ok so they literally mention it for like 2 sentences and link to a study that looked at two tribes where first-cousin marriage is common. Obviously there’s a benefit when it comes to wealth consolidation. Most of the article is them arguing that it’s not simply first-cousin marriage that’s responsible for genetic defects, but endogamy in general (marrying within your own small community). They’re advocating for genetic counseling instead of a ban, because they think genetic counseling would…

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5w

…fix the root cause instead of banning first-cousin marriage. A bit weird but there’s definitely more nuance than the news was acting

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