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I get what you're going for here. But another caveat to add would be that the people in this sort of relationship shouldn't have children. They might be able to get away with that for one generation, but if incest runs in the family then it won't take long for things to start going south
Do you think people with autism, downs syndrome, or cognitive impairments should have kids?
I see what you're trying to do here and I don't like it
That's ok. You don't have to like what other people think. I don't always like what other people think either. But it's good to challenge and think through ones positions, I think everyone benefits from that. I think it's critical, in fact.
(great thread BTW!)
For sure. And you certainly have made me think.
Having thought about it, I think one relevant difference between incest babies and the examples you gave is this.
If you were to prevent someone with a disability potentially passing it onto their kids, then you’d be saying “you should not be having kids at all” which feels like a civil rights violation.
But if you were to prevent someone from having an incest baby you’d be saying “you shouldn't have kids with this specific person, but you are still free to have children with another person”. This doesn’t hit as hard. It doesn’t feel like you are violating their fundamental rights, just limiting its application in one specific case.