NHS told not to discourage first cousin marriage as genetic risk debate intensifies

A renewed debate over first cousin marriage in the UK has emerged after a government-funded NHS monitoring board advised healthcare professionals not to “discourage close relative marriage in a blanket way.” The guidance, issued by the National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) and first published in 2023, states that while there is a genetic risk associated […] The post NHS told not to discourage first cousin marriage as genetic risk debate intensifies appeared first on CrispNG.

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NHS told not to discourage first cousin marriage as genetic risk debate intensifies

A renewed debate over first cousin marriage in the UK has emerged after a government-funded NHS monitoring board advised healthcare professionals not to “discourage close relative marriage in a blanket way.” The guidance, issued by the National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) and first published in 2023, states that while there is a genetic risk associated […]

The post NHS told not to discourage first cousin marriage as genetic risk debate intensifies appeared first on CrispNG.

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