[Paul C. Jesup]

You forgot one thing. Hetrosexual sex can transmit HIV from one person to another person.

(sarcasm) So, shall you make all sex illegal...

[LowOiL]

You forgot one thing. Hetrosexual sex can transmit HIV from one person to another person. (sarcasm) So, shall you make all sex illegal...

In the context you presented your arguement, it is a very valid arguement. Birth Defects also occur in non-incest cases.

So, shall YOU make all sex illegal?

[newguy357]

You forgot one thing. Hetrosexual sex can transmit HIV from one person to another person.

(sarcasm) So, shall you make all sex illegal...

No, you're wrong. His argument is a valid criticism of your point.

First, I forget the exact numbers, but incestual sex only increases the odds of birth defect, from a percent or a little more to three or four times that. The majority of births will still be normal.

Likewise, with AIDs, heterosexuals can transmit, but homosexuals are many times more likely to transmit. So if you would outlaw incest based on public health (i.e., prevention of defects) one could apply the exact same argument to outlawing homosexual sex based on public health (which would save the society hundreds of millions of dollars annually, much more than blocking incest).