Five@slrpnk.net to Kentucky@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoKentucky Republican pushes bill to make sex with first cousin not incestwww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1128arrow-down13cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up1125arrow-down1external-linkKentucky Republican pushes bill to make sex with first cousin not incestwww.newsweek.comFive@slrpnk.net to Kentucky@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square39fedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-squareMD756@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·11 months agoDo you have a moment to research the extinction of the Hapsburg family line? In all seriousness, at face value, I agree — consenting adults should be able to do whatever they want. However, things get sticky when you introduce reproduction to the mix.
minus-squareramble81@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 months ago(Can’t believe I’m saying this) then the target of the law should be reproduction with your first cousin, not intercourse with your first cousin.
minus-squaremojofrododojo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agochildren shouldn’t be punished for their parent’s horrendous decisions - we’ve already got MTG & Boebert, haven’t we suffered enough?
Do you have a moment to research the extinction of the Hapsburg family line?
In all seriousness, at face value, I agree — consenting adults should be able to do whatever they want. However, things get sticky when you introduce reproduction to the mix.
(Can’t believe I’m saying this) then the target of the law should be reproduction with your first cousin, not intercourse with your first cousin.
children shouldn’t be punished for their parent’s horrendous decisions - we’ve already got MTG & Boebert, haven’t we suffered enough?