The 19 US states where you can still marry your cousin - despite the risk of children suffering genetic defects

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[–]scornedandsedated 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

It was something my sister said to me the other day. She said "I wouldn't have married you if I knew you were a pedophile."

I said "Whoa! Pedophile? Isn't that a pretty big word for a ten year old?"

[–]weavilsatemyface 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The risk of genetic defects even from first cousin marriage is pretty low.

[–]hfxB0oyA 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

TL;DR - Yes, allowed in Alabama. But also allowed in California, New York, Vermont and Massachusetts.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes, actually a very interesting collection of states.

We have some of the most conservative bible thumping states (The SE corner of the country), and also the wokest states (The NE + California)

I don't know what to make of that 🤷🏼‍♂️