Can sibling marry?

Siblings cannot marry in the United States
Many states outlaw sexual relationships between siblings and between parents and their children, and no state allows siblings to marry. In some states, such as Oklahoma, such relations are punishable with prison sentences.
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Can a brother marry his sister?

While cousin marriage is legal in most countries, and avunculate marriage is legal in several, sexual relations between siblings are considered incestuous almost universally. Sibling incest is legally prohibited in most countries worldwide. It was historically practiced in ancient Egypt and indigenous Inca tribes.
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Is it legal to marry your sibling?

The relationship between the two people is so close that they are unable to legally get married. In the United States, incest laws prohibited intimate relationships between children and parents, siblings, and grandchildren and grandparents. Almost all states criminalize incest between adults.
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What happens if siblings marry?

Marrying within a family can lead to abnormalities in your future offspring. This is because within a family, certain genetic traits remain dormant and are known as recessive genes (they are not seen as a disease or condition).
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Can u marry your own sister?

Section 5 of the Hindu Marriage Act bans, among other things, marriage between a brother and sister, uncle and niece, aunt and nephew, or children of brother and sister or of two brothers or of two sisters. The marriage is void, unless the custom of the community permits it.
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Can siblings get pregnant?

Many cases of incest can be recognized when pregnancy occurs. In the present case, an incestuous relationship between a male and female sibling younger than 15 years resulting in pregnancy has been examined.
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Can I married my brother?

Siblings cannot marry in the United States

Many states outlaw sexual relationships between siblings and between parents and their children, and no state allows siblings to marry.
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Can brother and sister have a baby?

DNA testing has revealed that a teenage brother and sister had a baby together in Northern Ireland. The little boy, who is now a toddler, was born in 2012 as a result of the siblings' incest. His mother was aged just 13 when she became pregnant, while his father – her older brother – was 15.
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Is marrying your sister legal in India?

Section 5 of the Hindu Marriage Act bans, among other things, marriage between a brother and sister, uncle and niece, aunt and nephew, or children of brother and sister or of two brothers or of two sisters. The marriage is void, unless the custom of the community permits it.
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Can we marry sister daughter?

DEAR, As per law, you cannot marry with your cousin sister as it is prohibited by Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Moreover, an adopted child have same obligations/liabilities as natural born son.
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At what age should brother and sister stop sleeping together?

While it's not illegal for them to share, it's recommended that children over the age of 10 should have their own bedrooms – even if they're siblings or step-siblings. We know this isn't always possible. If kids are sharing, try to have regular conversations with them about how they're feeling.
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Who married their sibling?

A WOMAN has married her long-lost half-brother, despite it being illegal in the United States. Debby Zutant, 51, from Key West, Florida, married husband Joe, 38, four years ago at a registry office after 15 years together.
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Is having 2 wives legal in India?

Thus polygamy became illegal in India in 1956, uniformly for all of its citizens except for Muslims, who are permitted to have four wives and for Hindus in Goa and along the western coast where bigamy is legal. A polygamous Hindu marriage is null and void.
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Who married their sister in the Bible?

Isaac and Rebekah's second son Jacob married his cousins Leah and Rachel, who were both sisters and daughters of his mother's brother Laban.
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How can I marry my sister?

Even though her first marriage is not registered there must have been a customary marriage between your sister in law and her husband which holds good in the eyes of Law. So you can not marry her unless until she get legal divorce from her husband.
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Is it legal to marry your mom?

No person shall marry his or her sibling, parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, stepparent, grandparents' spouse, spouse's child, spouse's grandchild, sibling's child or parent's sibling. Consensual incest between people 16 years old or more is not a criminal offense.
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What is the child of a brother and sister called?

nephew. a son of your brother or sister, or a son of your husband's or wife's brother or sister. Their daughter is called your niece.
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What is it called when a sister and brother have a baby?

Incest (/ˈɪnsɛst/ IN-sest) is human sexual activity between family members or close relatives. This typically includes sexual activity between people in consanguinity (blood relations), and sometimes those related by affinity (marriage or stepfamily), adoption, or lineage.
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What is it called when siblings date?

While cousin marriage is legal in most countries, and avunculate marriage is legal in many, sexual relations between siblings are considered incestuous almost universally.
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Can I marry my dog?

Is it legal to marry an animal? Human-animal marriage is not specifically mentioned in national laws – meaning technically that there's nothing to stop you entering a state of holy matrimony with your dog, cat, hamster.
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Is marrying your sister legal in UK?

A person cannot marry any of the following relatives: a child, including an adopted child. a parent, including an adoptive parent. a brother or sister, including a half-brother or half-sister.
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What happens when siblings mate?

Inbreeding occurs when two closely related organisms mate with each other and produce offspring. The two main negative consequences of inbreeding are an increased risk of undesirable genes and a reduction in genetic diversity.
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