Oh this story is so sad on many levels and especially for the affected children. My heart goes out to them❤

It's not racist to name something that exists primarly in a particular society. Especially when it comes to the well-being of children!

I hate the parents' attitude of: Oh well it didn't happen to ME so therefor it's not a genetic disease. You're lying.

So sad, putting personal and older family members' pride above your own children's safety and health.

That is disgraceful, deliberately having those poor children, they should Not be allowed have children.

Youd think the parents would stop having kids after the 1st.

I think it’s ignorant. You can keep your culture and religion without incest.

Am Zambian 🇿🇲,in my culture,my first cousins are my brothers and sisters,we don’t refer to each other as cousins,it’s taboo to marry within the family,my heart breaks for these children ❤️❤️🤗!!

We're taught to respect culture however it's difficult to respect bringing children into this world knowing the high probability of them having disabilities 😢 this is horrific 😩 I'm literally crying 😭😭😭😭😭😭

I want to express this as respectfully as possible: I don’t believe the British taxpayer should have to shoulder the cost of medical conditions that are particularly prevalent in certain immigrant communities when those conditions stem from personal or cultural choices. As immigrants, we must recognize and appreciate the immense privilege of having access to systems like the NHS that aren’t available and as robust in the countries most immigrants come from. This access should not be unnecessarily strained by health issues that are uncommon in the general population and are tied to practices not native to the UK in this modern era. At the very least, there should be a fee associated with treating such conditions—perhaps this would encourage more thoughtful decision-making when choosing to marry your first cousin.

My Muslim friend’s parents are 1st cousins. My friend does not have any cognitive disability, though he has required the use of an electric wheelchair since the age of 16. He has two brothers, both of whom are healthy. Then there’s another Muslim friend (he’s more of a friend of my above mentioned Muslim friend). Despite having attended a good school and having gone to university, he has since decided to marry his 2nd cousin from Kashmir (India). He and his 2nd cousin wife are now apparently expecting their first child. I worry that they end up with a situation like in this video.

It seems that these parents are completely comfortable seeing the suffering of their children. I think some of these mothers feel needed because their helpless children will always need their care.😮😮😮SOOO SAD😢😢😢At least that one mother decided not to have more children because of the risk of having more children with these problems.

Our hearts ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ go out to this young man.

They somehow haven’t grasped the fact that interbreeding lowers the intelligence level of a society and also increases physical impairments that normally wouldn’t be as common. Years ago we had a couple Middle Eastern guy’s working for us and their attitude was that Canadian women were for having fun with but not for marrying regardless if they fathered children with them. When one of them did marry he was sent to Syria to choose a virgin bride who just happened to be his first cousin. But boy did he choose a little spit fire. She married him for one reason and that was to come to Canada and she had no intention of staying with him.

The doctor and one of their community leaders who advocates to encourage individual couples to be tested and educated about the chances of their of having children with disabilities sounds like a good idea.🌷🌺🌷

POLL: thumbs up if you think cousin marriage needs to be banned, and made illegal. Regardless of religion or cultural background

For a lot of South Asians, following your culture is more important than health, wealth, common sense, or anything else for that matter. For those who wish to move away from that culture, "what will people say?" are usually the words uttered to such people. It's so wrong. Especially among Pakistanis, they have to consider marrying first cousins before considering anyone else. And when this happens throughout many generations, then yes, genetic diseases are most certainly inherited.

As a 56 year old who has had a liver transplant my heart goes out to the young man who had a liver transplant. I would hate myself if I knew I had caused my child’s defects.

I hope the newer generation can do better than their parents generation 😢😮😢😮😢

That religious scholar is a disgrace