Should some forms of incest be legalised? [ENDS 25/07/2010]

[wiktoria]

no I think it's sick and the baby could turn out with downs syndrome or something.

[Hitman]

no I think it's sick and the baby could turn out with downs syndrome or something.

Six fingers, one eye and no balls. I was having a think about this again, and I think it should be illegal still... mainly due to the baby reason, that's just unfair and horrible... morally... well, we learn our morals from parents and society so that's different. It can be illegal, although enforcement is difficult, like it is for underage sex.

[-:Undertaker:-]

The genetics argument keeps being brought up, and it only makes sense to use that argument if you also propose banning people with a family history of genetic defects (heart issues, downs and so on) from having babies - which as we know, would be to impossible to police and decide and would also be an abuse of power by the state of which it has no business in deciding.

[ziziziz]

"muct" youre vile :\ you would marry youre own sibling?!? thats kind of wrong on many levels, i know its in the "debate" section but i dont understand how you can debate it, its just dirty, frowned upon, disgusting, say a brother and a sister conceived... that child would have some kinds of deformality and it would ruin families completely, also what would you call your uncle if you was married to his sister, doesnt make sense. vile.

[HotelUser]

The genetics argument keeps being brought up, and it only makes sense to use that argument if you also propose banning people with a family history of genetic defects (heart issues, downs and so on) from having babies - which as we know, would be to impossible to police and decide and would also be an abuse of power by the state of which it has no business in deciding.

No it doesn't :S Policing other people with generic defects from birthing is far too broad. The risk of defects with an incest baby are high. We know they are high. Why would we allow this?