Ban marriages and sexual relationships between first degree relatives.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Marrying a first degree relative increases the risk of genetic abnormalities. These relationships need to be banned to reduce the number of future children with such conditions.

See these article
Bradford study finds higher birth defect risk in married cousins
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-23183102

People should know the risks of marrying their cousin
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/6af25e7b-0545-42ba-a6fa-82ac1023b4ed

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the UK Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

A first degree relative is usually considered to be a person's parent, sibling, or child. Marriages between these types of relatives are already prohibited. We're therefore not sure what further action you'd like the UK Government and Parliament to take.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

30 Nov 2018	Petition opened for signatures
5 Dec 2018	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 5 Dec 2018

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