If the elevated risk of genetic defects in children is good enough a reason to legally ban some people from having children together, then why are there so few of these bans? The little people, the deaf and those with family history of schizophrenia may perfectly legally have children if they so choose, even with other little, deaf or schizophrenic people, regardless of the risks. Just as long as the other half is not their brother or sister. I'd say the "good reasons" have less to do with genetic risks and more with the ick factor. And I don't think that's right. Sure, incest is gross, but it doesn't make you mentally incompetent or unable to assess risks and make decisions.
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- 09/09/2011 09:13:14 PM
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Back in the 80's we used to call it "Being a Rock Star". *NM*
- 10/09/2011 12:27:35 AM
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"We?" *NM*
- 10/09/2011 01:36:16 AM
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It's this cool new term I just came up with. It means "myself and other people."
- 10/09/2011 01:50:26 AM
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Yet, if they didn't know they were siblings then they wouldn't be bound by the incest taboo.
- 10/09/2011 03:16:45 AM
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Yes, but the taboo has a rationale behind it.
- 10/09/2011 08:13:01 AM
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Are people with actually diagnosed genetic defects "allowed" to have children? *NM*
- 10/09/2011 12:41:56 PM
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yeah they are allowed
- 10/09/2011 10:22:24 PM
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Of course they are allowed, but why?
- 11/09/2011 01:38:57 AM
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I see where you are going with this, but
- 11/09/2011 08:07:45 PM
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I was just making the point that the incest taboo is a societal construct. Thus...
- 12/09/2011 05:37:26 AM
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