"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.

Estimates on the prevalence of consanguineous marriage (between blood relatives) vary around the world. Studies have put Pakistan as having one of the highest rates globally at 65 per cent of unions.

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 ...

A more important reason for prohibition is the social harm, particularly to women often coerced into first cousin consanguineous marriage.” The American Economic Association reported in a study ...

In a lively session that featured geneticists and cultural commentators, speakers grappled repeatedly with the scientific and religious aspects of consanguineous marriage - the union of two ...