[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

JC.....why did I think of you immediately when I read this?! lol......Did you notice, it was written in Pennsylvania a NORTHERN State.... lol

Whohoo! Those 20 states where marrying a cousin is NOT illegal can now proudly shout of their "no branch on the family tree" love........lol

[Dan from Michigan]

Some things are just WRONG...like two family members getting married.

[Pres Raygun]

An unrelated couple has about a 3 percent to 4 percent risk of having a child with such problems. But for close cousins who are married, that risk jumps only 1.7 percent to 2.8 percent, the study said.

This represents at best, a 50% increase in risk and at worst a doubling of risk. Only someone whose parents were cousins would think such an increase in risk not significant.

[aomagrat]

Shoot, my family knew this a long time ago!

[Terriergal]

Well then the Clinton family line must be ok....

;-)