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Incest Between Consenting Adults
I think the law against incest between consenting adults 18+ years old is outmoded in these days of free contraception and lunchtime abortions
 ClassyKim  29 Apr 2008 12:00
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It grosses me out, but i wouldn't try to regulate it if i were in charge.
 
 ur_wrong  14 Oct 2008 00:30
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Oddly enough you have a point, The terms consenting and adults both spell out "legal enough."
 
 Bacchus  29 Apr 2008 17:17
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I think it's mainly a social taboo. If you lost track of your sister, let's say, twenty-five years ago, while you were both two years lod and that you meet her today, in a bar. You are attracted to her, you don't know she's your sister and you start a romance, with sex and everything BUT no children for whatever the reason. What is wrong with that ?
I admit it is a disturbing question but there are some exceptions...
 
 Garamond  29 Apr 2008 14:26
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 yeah, I understand. But thats very rare case, right?
by  uberlovely
 29 Apr 2008 15:41
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Can not agree with your assertions. The act of incest is an act of depravity. There should be no reason for family members to copulate.Fornication is for horny little toads. Sexual intercourse is done to produce children and not simply to get your rocks off. Liberal attitudes of free contraception and lunchtime abortions have led to this?
 
 Molybdenum  09 Nov 2008 13:50
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No. Incest is wicked, immoral, and degrading to the entire human species. Absolutely no.
 
 Scorpion  18 Jul 2008 01:11
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Incest between anyone is just disgusting ....... Who would want to have sex with their brother or sister...mom or dad........ewwwwww.....
 
 Preppyboi4  15 Jul 2008 00:49
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Simply sick.
 
 Cons_Lies  14 Jul 2008 21:50
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I don't agree with it. It isn't fair to any children who are born into an incestuous relationship. They're the ones that will have to suffer when they are bullied at school. There is also the risk of the child being ill.

I understand situations where relatives who have only just met each other engage in an incestuous relationship, but I completely disagree with children being involved and believe that once a person does find out they are related to someone they are having a relationship with, they should end it.
 
 louise23  30 Apr 2008 21:52
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 I agree - What are the exceptions? Untimely and unfortunate as it is, I would not want to be interacting and enterchanging in a personal level with my kin, we have the same genes, blood line, etc. especially after finding out the truth. What you don't know.... you don't know, but after you know.... what then? Let's say a pregnancy did take place, what then? what would you tell your child? would you be truthful, would you expect them to understand, do you think they would be gleeful? The big question for them would probably be, what is your true title to me if you all are brother and sister? If they wanted to get deep with it.
by  pac3001
 14 Jul 2008 15:21
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We need to define how close is the familial relationship between the partners.
I don’t think consensual incest really exists, at least not between parent and child, even if the child is an adult.
Incest is all about power, and little about sex. Even if the child doesn’t perceive it as wrong, the responsible partner -- the adult -- has no right to force himself on a daughter (or, more commonly, stepdaughter). It is a question of innocence.
I would also argue that even as adults, the father-daughter power balance ultimately puts the consenting woman in a non-consensual position.
As for having sex with your long-estranged sister, that’s acceptable -- until you find out your real relationship. The birth-defect argument is now germane
However, historically, many royal brothers and sisters had to marry to keep the royal bloodlines pure. This may be why Czar Nicholas’ son was a hemophiliac.
 
 chispa  30 Apr 2008 21:31
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No that could lead to birth defects in their children. And that is disgusting b/c they are related by blood
 
 celva_olva  29 Apr 2008 17:22
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Incest is sick. No person of any age should have sexual relations with relatives. They should make the laws a lot stronger in regards to incest. If a child is born between two parents, they risk having a life of confusion and ridicule. People will laugh at them. They also run the risk of having DNA related illnesses. Incest is not a good thing. It is sick, immoral, and against the laws of nature. If you cannot find a lover outside of your family, then maybe you should not have a lover in the first place. Incest is a sin and should be punishable by law.
 
 BullDog  29 Apr 2008 16:24
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 Sounds like that sure hit your button, as far as the sin thing goes, it depends on how close of a relative, in the Bible, cousins were ok and scientists have proven that DNA problems are few in these relationships.
by  stever
 27 May 2008 21:52
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Maybe you're looking to pork your sister or cousin, but try to keep it to yourself.

In nature, animals instinctively know not to commit incest and will only do so when the breeding population is so small that there is no other choice.
 
 K9  29 Apr 2008 15:45
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 Isn't that something...... even animals have a dividing line or breaking point ...... or moral standards if you will. Amazing. And God made us rule the world placed us above all living things, but lower than his angels.
by  pac3001
 14 Jul 2008 15:31
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For a start, it is a scientific fact that people who are related are not meant to engage in sexual relations.
Even if contraception is used, accidents do happen and how do you think a child would feel growing up knowing that there mum is also their sister of however it was?
As for the abortions... What kind of society are we creating if we are just encouraging abortions or giving more reasons for people to have them?
 
 mac90  29 Apr 2008 12:55
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 And what science are we talking about here? Where are the facts to be found to back up your argument?
by  ClassyKim
 29 Apr 2008 14:25
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