The Connecticut legislature’s Judiciary Committee unanimously passed a bill that would prohibit marriage between first cousins in the state. If the bill passes in the legislature, Connecticut would ...

Depending on your culture, cousins marrying cousins will either be a normal occurrence or something hugely taboo. The contrast in opinions on the topic became especially apparent this week, after NHS ...

Starting Oct. 1, Connecticut residents will no longer be able to marry their cousins. The state joined 32 others this week in outlawing the practice when Gov. Ned Lamont signed House Bill 6918, now ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB/Gray News) - A new law in Connecticut is expected to go into effect on Oct. 1, banning first-cousin marriages. Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers agreed on the bill earlier ...

The law allowing cousin marriage has remained in place in the UK ever since. The Church of England has a table of Kindred and ...

A bill proposing the end to marriage between first-cousins has been criticised by experts ahead of its second reading on Friday. The Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Bill was proposed by ...

A recently introduced bill in the Delaware House of Representatives is raising eyebrows given that at first glance, it appears state legislators want to allow first cousins to marry in the First State ...

Campaigners have slammed a new NHS document which highlights the supposed benefits of marriages between cousins. Despite evidence that the practice carries an increased risk of birth defects, it says ...