Midwives have been told about the benefits of “close relative marriage” in training documents that minimise the risks to couples’ children.

The documents claim “85 to 90 per cent of cousin couples do not have affected children” and warn staff that “close relative marriage is often stigmatised in England”, adding claims that “the associated genetic risks have been exaggerated”.

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    2 days ago

    Brits actually have among the healthiest teeth in the world. A while ago they were joint first with Germany, but now they’re only joint 7th with Sweden, after the likes of Denmark, Finland, and others upped their game.

    The cousin fucking is very much a Pakistani immigrant problem, so not really related to the unfounded American meme about British dental care.