Draft bill to ban cousin marriages would unnecessarily curb fundamental freedoms and stigmatise, says Doncaster Muslims
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Doncaster has spoken out against the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Bill proposed by Richard Holden MP that is due for Second Reading on 17 January 2025 calling it unnecessary and damaging. The bill seeks to ban first-cousin marriages on the basis of the 2013 Born in Bradford study, despite…