The NHS has been urged to apologise for publishing guidance extolling the benefits of first-cousin marriage despite the ...

The NHS must apologise for publishing guidance which said first-cousin marriage had potential benefits, Wes Streeting has ...

A NHS report on first-cousin marriage renewed debate over cultural sensitivity versus health concerns before being removed ...

Connecticut now joins more than 30 states that have outlawed the practice.Republican Rep. Devin Carney led the push after ...

Connecticut will be the 26th state to outright ban first cousin marriages. Many other states have restrictions placed on the ...

US state, Connecticut, has now passed a bill banning first-cousin marriages from next month (1st October) but it still remains legal in 16 other states.

NHS England quietly removed controversial first cousin marriage guidance after political backlash, despite knowing about ...

The UK faces growing calls to ban first-cousin marriages as health risks mount, while countries like Norway and China have ...

Among the bills passed this year by the state General Assembly is “an act prohibiting first cousin marriage.” The bill, ...

As the NHS faces backlash following first cousin marriage guidance, here’s a guide to the debate around the controversial ...

New laws covering topics including new protections for lottery winners and a change to the state’s laws pertaining cousins marrying are set to take effect in Connecticut starting on October 1, 2025.

Connecticut’s ban on marriage between first cousins — the children of siblings — takes effect Oct. 1. The law, signed on June ...