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Understanding Cousin Relationships (And Whether Cousins Can Marry)
I received an email from someone whose cousins got married. They had questions about this.
About that viral internet story of the husband and wife who found out they were twins...
A recent "news" story has gone viral, a story about a couple struggling to conceive a child whose doctor did testing and supposedly determined they were siblings, twins even, by results of genetic testing and by putting together pieces from the history of their adoptions.
Never Stop Doing the Right Thing
Never stop doing the right thing, especially when it comes to extending compassion, acceptance, and support to those affected by stigma.