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"Unknowing twins marry each other" as per Perez...
"Unknowing twins marry each other
A set of British twins who were separated at birth went on to marry each other without realizing they were related, the UK Press Association reported Friday.
Unknowing twins marry each other
A set of British twins who were separated at birth went on to marry each other without realizing they were related, the UK Press Association reported Friday.
The brother and sister, who were adopted by separate parents, were given an annulment after a High Court judge ruled that the marriage had never been valid.
Their identities and details of their relationship have been kept secret, but the Press Association reported that the duo did not find out that they were blood relatives until after they were married.
David Alton, a member of the House of Lords, revealed their situation as a way of highlighting perceived shortcomings in the Human Embryology and Tissues Bill which is now going through Britain's Parliament.
He first heard of the twins' marriage in a conversation with a High Court judge, and initially raised the case in a House of Lords debate on December 10.
Alton said: "(The brother and sister) met later in life and felt an inevitable attraction, and the judge had to deal with the consequences of the marriage that they entered into and all the issues of their separation.
"I suspect that it will be a matter of litigation in the future if we do not make information of this kind available to children who have been donor-conceived."
Alton is concerned that the new bill would allow the biological identity of one parent to be removed from the birth certificate, PA reported, and that there would be no way for the child to know if they had been donor-conceived.
He told PA on Friday: "The state is colluding in a deception. We are opening the door to more cases like this one. One of the most fundamental things of all is to know who you are. The issue here is about human rights.
"A birth certificate that omits any mention of your true origin falsifies your history in a very significant way."
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Shopaholic921
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Re: "Unknowing twins marry each other" as per Perez...
It's linked from CNN...
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Re: "Unknowing twins marry each other" as per Perez...
Does anyone else find this incredibly tragic??? 
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Re: "Unknowing twins marry each other" as per Perez...
omg! i can't even imagine the psychological damage this has done to the couple! if they got married and lived as a married couple.....well we know what they must have done!!
its like a greek tragedy!
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| Posted 1/11/08 3:51 PM |
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Re: "Unknowing twins marry each other" as per Perez...
Posted by lipglossjunky73
Does anyone else find this incredibly tragic???
I do too.
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Re: "Unknowing twins marry each other" as per Perez...
Posted by MrsPJB2007
omg! i can't even imagine the psychological damage this has done to the couple! if they got married and lived as a married couple.....well we know what they must have done!!
its like a greek tragedy!
This was my initial reaction as well. Those poor people.
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Re: "Unknowing twins marry each other" as per Perez...
Posted by Kara
Posted by MrsPJB2007
omg! i can't even imagine the psychological damage this has done to the couple! if they got married and lived as a married couple.....well we know what they must have done!!
its like a greek tragedy!
This was my initial reaction as well. Those poor people.
We were talking about this on another thread. I agree it is very unfortunate and sad for the couple, if true.
There was a couple on Montel who went through this. It was not a result of assisted reproduction, or even adoption, but simply a man who didn't know he got a woman pg, who subsequently had a child. Granted they were half siblings, but it still was traumatic for them nonetheless and still ended their marriage.
The story on CNN is a bit clearer than the above...
CNN
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Re: "Unknowing twins marry each other" as per Perez...
Couldnt they at least prevent the marriage part if they start up the blood test before marriage again. I know it wont prevent the effect it would have on the mind of the couple b/c there already fell in love, but it could help a little.
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Re: "Unknowing twins marry each other" as per Perez...
Some people up in the Appalachians are probably giggling right now. 
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Goobster
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Re: "Unknowing twins marry each other" as per Perez...
Posted by BabySammie
Couldnt they at least prevent the marriage part if they start up the blood test before marriage again. I know it wont prevent the effect it would have on the mind of the couple b/c there already fell in love, but it could help a little.
But the blood test before marriage I don't believe tested to see if you were biologically related...does anyone know what it was an actual test for?
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Re: "Unknowing twins marry each other" as per Perez...
Posted by Goobster
But the blood test before marriage I don't believe tested to see if you were biologically related...does anyone know what it was an actual test for?
It is to test whether any one of the parents has a disease which can be possibly passed on to any children. Some states still require a blood test.
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Re: "Unknowing twins marry each other" as per Perez...
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Posted by Goobster
But the blood test before marriage I don't believe tested to see if you were biologically related...does anyone know what it was an actual test for?
It is to test whether any one of the parents has a disease which can be possibly passed on to any children. Some states still require a blood test.
Well that would not help verify if someone was related or not. Some siblings carry genes that the other sibling does not carry. Just as well as people you are not related to can carry the same gene for a genetic disease as you could possibly carry.
It is not practical/necessary to be testing everyone in the world who is getting married to see if they are biologically related to their future spouse. This story is just not the norm.
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Re: "Unknowing twins marry each other" as per Perez...
OMG - can you imagine how they felt when they found out? 
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Dani922
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Re: "Unknowing twins marry each other" as per Perez...
Posted by lipglossjunky73
Does anyone else find this incredibly tragic???
I do. Can you imagine finding out that you cannot be with the person you fell in love with & married? This must be so devistating for them on so many levels. My heart really breaks for both of them.
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Re: "Unknowing twins marry each other" as per Perez...
I think its tragic, they must have loved each other.
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