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  1. AntonyR

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    #1 AntonyR, Jan 11, 2008
    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."


    Antony
     
  2. TexasF355F1

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    #2 TexasF355F1, Jan 11, 2008
    I heard about this.

    How ****ed up is this story! What in the world would go through your head?
     
  3. UroTrash

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    #3 UroTrash, Jan 11, 2008
    That'd never made the news here in South Carolina.
     
  4. Alex_V

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    #4 Alex_V, Jan 11, 2008
    Ewwwwwwwww...

    But seriously, what are the chances something like that would happen? Crazy.
     
  5. OC Speed Junkie

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    #5 OC Speed Junkie, Jan 12, 2008
    I fell bad for them. Well, not really. But, it has to be hard. Having never been married, do two people have to get a blood test before they get married in the US?
     
  6. isellpower

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    #6 isellpower, Jan 12, 2008
    It's going to be a little awkward at the next family dinner. Every guy in Europe who is reunited with a long lost sister is going to have to bear the brunt of jokes from his friends.
     
  7. PeterS

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    #7 PeterS, Jan 12, 2008
    Kinda in the same subject......My sister started dating a guy (They have now been married 15 years). On their first date, they were at my sisters house. During the evening, she pulled out her elementary school pictures. She pointed out a picture of her in the fifth grade. Her now husband looked at the picture and pointed to the kid standing next to her and said " Thats me "!
     
  8. AntonyR

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    #8 AntonyR, Jan 12, 2008
    It shows how narcissistic we truly are...lol

    Antony
     
  9. ski_bum

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    #9 ski_bum, Jan 13, 2008
    Eight states according to this list:

    http://usmarriagelaws.com/search/united_states/blood_test_requirements/index.shtml

    But they are used for STD's and checking for possible deseases that could be passed to children. I don't think they check to see if the couple are related, that would probably required sophisticated DNA testing.
     
  10. ski_bum

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    #10 ski_bum, Jan 13, 2008
    Cool! Did she like him in 5th grade?? :)
     

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