MP calls for end to cousin marriages

This follows a report on BBC Newsnight which revealed that genetic disorders are more common in Pakistanis then in the general population due to the fact that they marry close cousins. The report which I have seen also shows that people are in denail. I guess this is one of a number of social issues that comes along with better understanding of genetics.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/11_november/16/newsnight.shtml