MP Urges Prime Minister to Back Ban on First-Cousin Marriage
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40 sec Politics
And marriage between first cousins carries significant health issues, many of which aren't even knowable until post-birth.
When practiced generation after generation, there is a significant multiplier effect.
In addition, the real impacts to the openness of our society and women's rights in our country are also significant.
After all, there are significant dynamics in having sharing the same set of grandparents.
On Friday, this government has a choice to let my bill go through on fir- to ban first cousin marriage to committee stage.
Will the Prime Minister think again before instructing his whips to block this legislation? Hear hear.
Prime Minister. Mr. Speaker, we've taken our position on that bill.
Thank you. That completes Prime Minister's Questions.
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