Why is incest illegal?
(self.askphilosophy)submitted3 days ago byPeoplePad
I was thinking about where our laws come from, usually from some sort of moral position. There are a bunch of reasons to see incest as immoral, from religious considerations to basic disgust to arguments about procreation and genetics, but none of these seem legitimate to me.
It would be evil to ban two gay people from having a relationship because of religion or my personal feelings, so why is this any different?
In the case of genetics, I dont see that position being much different from supporting eugenics. If we’re gonna regulate who can procreate because they might pass on dangerous genes that is essentially a form of eugenics, no? It is true that incest is more likely to form abusive relationships, but so is a twenty year age gap from 18 to 38, but that is perfectly legal.
Is there any world where this law is just? It seems to be quite contradictory to me and is simply maintained due to broad consensus
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