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Conference quark::human_relations-v1

Title:What's all this fuss about 'sax and violins'?
Notice:Archived V1 - Current conference is QUARK::HUMAN_RELATIONS
Moderator:ELESYS::JASNIEWSKI
Created:Fri May 09 1986
Last Modified:Wed Jun 26 1996
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1327
Total number of notes:28298

1175.0. "who decides who can't marry" by SRATGA::SCARBERRY_CI () Mon Jun 24 1991 20:37

    What does society accomplish by some states disallowing adopted
    brothers and sister to marry or first cousins to marry?  Why do
    you think so?
    
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1175.1QUARK::LIONELFree advice is worth every centMon Jun 24 1991 20:566
I'm unaware of restrictions on adopted brothers and sisters.  First cousins
are allowed to marry in some states, the idea behind this restriction
and those regarding biological siblings is to prevent problems due to
inbreeding.

				Steve
1175.2Aside from inbreeding?SRATGA::SCARBERRY_CIMon Jun 24 1991 21:216
    What if the couple do not wish for children or uncaple of bearing
    children?  
    
    The civil marriage contract is based on the premise that the couple
    will conceive children.  Is this applicable today?
    
1175.3WMOIS::REINKE_Bbread and rosesMon Jun 24 1991 23:124
    Another reason, is that introducing marital type love/romance
    in the family situation can be very disruptive.
    
    Bonnie
1175.4USWS::HOLTKarakorum Pass or Bust!Tue Jun 25 1991 16:564
    
    not the buisness of the state to regulate this, imho.
    
    
1175.5XCUSME::HOGGEDragon Slaying...No Waiting!Mon Jul 08 1991 19:4219
    I was unaware that adopted Children (brother and sisters) could not
    marry... but it makes sense in a way.  
    
    I think the adopted brother/sister bit is just a carry over from the
    inbreeding thing.   But there is an additional level to it as well.
    
    I dearly love my sisters but would never consider having one of them
    for a wife.  I think this is a normal relationship between sibblings.  
    Why would I want someone I grew up with as a wife?  AS for first
    cousins marrying.... all they have to do is move to a state that allows
    it.  Or travel there and get married.  I forget the federal laws on it, 
    but in states where it isn't legal, they have to recognize it as legal
    if the marriage was preformed in a state where it IS legal.  (Unless 
    they are under age).  The only reason I know this is that it came up in
    a discussion some years ago between myself and a cousin (no we weren't
    contemplating marriage).  I said it couldn't be done and she said it
    could, then she researched it and showed it to me in a law book.  
    
    Skip
1175.6MR4DEC::MAHONEYTue Jul 09 1991 13:464
    Where there are ethics there is no marriage,
    when there are no ethics... anything goes...
    
    It is a matter of principles, not state.