Submitted on Friday 30th November 2018
Rejected on Wednesday 5th December 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Ban marriages and sexual relationships between first degree relatives.
Marrying a first degree relative increases the risk of genetic abnormalities. These relationships need to be banned to reduce the number of future children with such conditions.
See these article
Bradford study finds higher birth defect risk in married cousins
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-23183102
People should know the risks of marrying their cousin
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/6af25e7b-0545-42ba-a6fa-82ac1023b4ed
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Petitions need to call on the UK Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
A first degree relative is usually considered to be a person's parent, sibling, or child. Marriages between these types of relatives are already prohibited. We're therefore not sure what further action you'd like the UK Government and Parliament to take.
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