Marrying your FIRST COUSIN could have ‘BENEFITS’ despite greater risk of birth defects, says ‘indefensible’ NHS guidance

NHS guidance that marrying your first cousin could have “benefits” despite a greater risk of birth defects has caused outrage. The latest advice for midwives suggests concerns about the risks of congenital diseases were “exaggerated” and “unwarranted” as “85 to 90 per cent of cousin couples do not have affected children.” The training document, produced…