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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (111130)	4/25/2005 4:16:49 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793896

What about where it isn't rare? What does that matter to US law? It's very, very rare here. In the Arab world, the problem is compounded by multi-generational practices. An occasional ad hoc cousin marriage here won't matter. If we're concerned about genetic problems, it would be more direct to genetically test couples for problem areas rather than flatly draw the line at cousins. Unrelated couples have genetic problems, too, and adopted or extramarital people who don't know if they're related or not. And lots of couples, like the couple in the article, don't plan on having children so it hardly matters. It would be interesting to see a study, though, on cultures where the practice is widespread. I wonder how serious the problem can be if we don't know about it. I realize that Arab cultures are closed, but you'd think someone would notice if lotsa folks were walking around with two heads.