The most important question surrounding cousin marriage isn’t whether it should be banned. It’s why it’s still legal in Britain, years after the risks to children’s health — and women’s welfare — became known. Last week, the Government responded to a Conservative MP who wants to outlaw the practice with yet more stalling. Ministers don’t deny the impact on children, but Downing Street says it has no plans to change the law.
Canada had a huge surge of Pakistani immigration in the decade following 911, I wonder what the stats are like here.
