The state joined 32 others this week in outlawing the practice when Gov. Ned Lamont signed House Bill 6918, now Public Act 25 ...

First cousins will be prohibited from getting married in Connecticut starting Oct. 1 under legislation signed into law this ...

A ban on cousin marriages has divided the United Kingdom. It is not illegal to marry your first cousin in the country.

Studies show that the chance of genetic issues in kids born to first cousins is only slightly higher than in any other couple — about 4-6% compared to 3-4% for unrelated parents.

'First-cousin marriage ban may not be the best way of protecting future generations' 2mo. I am writing with reference to the proposed bill banning first-cousin marriages in the UK.

Marriage between first cousins would be banned in the UK under a proposal to be tabled in Parliament. Richard Holden, a former Conservative minister, said such marriages have been linked to a ...

M arrying a first cousin has been legal in Britain since Henry VIII broke with Rome in the 16th century. The practice faded ...

Marrying your first cousin in Delaware is still quite illegal. The proposed bill, House Bill 8, instead seeks to recognize first-cousin marriages that occurred in states that allow such unions.