Interesting Global NewsEnglish · 3 months ago

Tennessee legislature passes bill banning marriage between first cousins

www.theguardian.com

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Tennessee legislature passes bill banning marriage between first cousins

www.theguardian.com

Interesting Global NewsEnglish · 3 months ago

Proposal sails through, with one vocal opponent saying gay first cousins do not risk having a child with birth defects

Proposal sails through, with one vocal opponent saying gay first cousins do not risk having a child with birth defects

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In Tennessee abortion is illegal, so they would have no choice but to continue the pregnancy. So, not really an equal comparison, since presumably you have a choice not to feed your child cocaine.
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  Ahh… Forgot that this story was in shithole Tennessee.

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