BACKGROUNDThere are two explanations for the inverse relationship between consanguinity and women’s education. The female empowerment hypothesis posits that better-educated women will demand more ...

The NCSL states that 23 states ban all marriage between first cousins outright while nine states allow for certain exceptions ...

"Cousin marriage is an important cultural practice ... parental education - so they could focus squarely on the impact on "consanguinity", the scientific word for having parents who are related.

Consanguineous marriage can result in children with cognitive difficulties, heart defects, and impaired hearing, as well as other genetically inherited diseases. It can also lead to increased ...

Today, an estimated 10 to 15% of newborns worldwide have consanguineous parents, said Deutsche Welle, largely because cousin marriage is "socially embedded" in many regions of the world ...

However, Section 35 (1) of the Marriage Act outlaws marriages within prohibited degrees of consanguinity and affinity. Legally, consanguinity refers to relationships between blood relations.