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The case for re-thinking incest laws.

Journal of medical ethics - 1 Sept 2008

Farrelly C

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The recent case of German siblings Patrick Stübing (age 30 years) and his sister Susan Karolewski (age 22 years) has reignited debate over the criminalisation of sexual intercourse among consanguine descendants. The primary justification for criminalising incest is the purported increased risk of genetic disabilities among offspring, but is criminalising sexual intercourse an empirically sound and proportionate...

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PMID: 18757611
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2008.025346

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