If two twin sisters who are both 18 years old and they both want to marry eachother I think legally they should be allowed to do it because what they’re doing isn’t hurting anybody.
If a brother and a sister who are both consenting adults and they both want to marry eachother I think legally they should be allow to do it as long as the brother gets a vasectomy so that they do not have any kids together. Because what they’re doing isn’t hurting anybody.
I agree that incest is weird and gross which is why I personally would never do that but I don’t think that it’s morally wrong as long its between siblings that are both consenting adults and they do not have any kids together because what they’re doing is completely harmless and isn’t hurting anybody. So they deserve to have the right the right to marry eachother if they want to just like everyone else that isn’t related to their spouse.
Very often a couple will start off with the idea that they don’t want children and then have that belief challenged down the line when faced with things like a surprise pregnancy, a failed vasectomy, a realization of ones own desires etc.
Governments make laws based around scale. So needs of the many vs needs of the few, and the risk of people subverting the process and causing unimaginable pain by giving birth to children with serious defects IMO outweighs the benefit of those who would honor the process.
Besides the taboo nature of an incestuous relationship, it can have real impact on a governments role in social programs and acting on the best interests of its citizens.
People cannot be trusted when it comes to babies.
I agree that most couples that aren’t related to eachother will say at first they don’t children and later change their mind.
But most people who are in an incestuous relationship with their siblings already know that if they have a child together there is a chance that they could have a child with birth defects of course the likelihood of them having a child with birth defects is low and even couples that are not related to each other can still have a child with birth defects. So hypothetically speak if a couple who are not related to each other took a test that showed they have very high risk of having a child with birth defects. Then they should also not be allowed to have any kids together in my opinion.
Sadly it never stopped people from breeding, when hormones come into play,everyone loses their mind, that’s the whole goal of hormones. Also, a law that would impose sterilization would be against human rights. So it’s easier to not allow the situation in the first place.
But even couples who are not related to eachother can also have a child with massive birth defects. And it is possible for a perfectly healthy brother and a sister to have a healthy child together that doesn’t have any birth defects. So even if a brother and a sister did have a child together I still think that they should have the right to marry each other. Because what they’re doing is completely harmless and isn’t hurting anybody.