The contrast in opinions on the topic became especially apparent this week, after NHS England’s Genomics Education Programme shared a blog discussing the ‘various potential benefits’ of first-cousin ...

When British-Kashmiri Shagufta Rashid migrated to the UK from Pakistan in 1990, she was already a married woman with a stable home life. Her husband was also her cousin, but in her culture, especially ...

Tory MP Richard Holden, who has proposed legislation to ban cousin marriages, condemned the document, calling on the NHS to ...

The U.K.'s publicly funded health service has deleted a recent guidance that noted "benefits" of first-cousin marriages.

Britain’s NHS faces backlash over guidance highlighting “benefits” of first-cousin marriage. Health Secretary Wes Streeting ...

Marrying your first cousin is permitted in the UK and some US states, but one public health agency has been blasted for encouraging it ...

Tory MP Richard Holden said the NHS should ‘stop taking the knee to damaging and oppressive cultural practices’ ...

NHS England quietly removed controversial first cousin marriage guidance after political backlash, despite knowing about ...

Research has found children from first-cousin marriages are more likely to suffer birth defects and developmental problems.

The NHS has been urged to apologise for publishing guidance extolling the benefits of first-cousin marriage despite the increased risk of birth defects. Guidance published last week by the NHS England ...