In which countries incest is legal?

[Disha10]

I just found out that incest relationships between consenting adults are not illegal in India.

It's quite shocking considering our culture.

[AviatorTom]

There are many countries where incest is legal, so long as it's consensual, as described in this Wikipedia article:

Wikipedia: Legality of Incest

[TCredo]

Did a quick Google and if this table is even remotely accurate, I am surprised... but I guess as long as it's consenting adults... to each their own :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_incest

[TCredo]

Bit interesting when you look at the different countries... Austria and Germany: illegal for opposite sex couples but legal for same sex ones... but it's vice versa in Guyana And how many countries it's legal - and many you go to prison and some... death... pretty wild how different it's viewed and handled

[TCredo]

@disha10 Thanks for the MHO :)

[RoseySaraah]

Really so expect it of your culture! Honestly expect America also just cause they devour all the porn!

Their websites like the first thing is incest!

[Emii_Urashima]

Here in Asia, incest is legal in Japan, South Korea, and Thailand.

[slatyb]

The key words are "consenting adults". Sex between consenting adults is legal in most places.

[Sevenpointfive]

unfortunately not where i live dammit lol

[Drewtate]

In India its perfectly legal. Here is a map where incest is most prevalent

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Global_prevalence_of_consanguinity.svg

[Drewtate]

The darker the blue the more prevalent. Check out Pakistan and India

[Emii_Urashima]

Your map is missing a lot of countries in east asia

[Drewtate]

@Emii_Urashima no data but cousin marriage is incest

[Cheerfull009]

@drewtate, from where you get this map, it totally fake, I am from Pakistan, neighboring India, Incest is not at all legal in both countries, there is great respect for blood relatives, Pakistan is an Islamic Republic, how you expect such laws there?

[Drewtate]

@Cheerfull009 it's a map of cousin marriages. Cousin marriage is prevalent in Pakistan. Pakistanis in Britain have the highest child birth defects and children born with deformities and mental retardation

[Cheerfull009]

@drewtate, you are right, as cousin marriage is allowed in Islam, you are right, there are physical problem in the children who are born to cousins, Now not only in UK but in Pakistan and other Islamic countries, people are aware and avoiding cousin marriages

[Drewtate]

@Cheerfull009 no they ain't. The f*cking their cousins even harder

[Cheerfull009]

Now the rate is decreased

[Drewtate]

@Cheerfull009 nope.

[bowenw]

This site has a lot of information about the subject:
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries-where-incest-is-legal

[Alexz0]

It is in about half of Europe. Not the UK though.

[Grond21]

You mean between parents and siblings? Given your cultural emphasis on family values, how is this shocking?

[VikingWarLord]

That's because your "gods / goddesses" were siblings I believe.

Similar was the case in Egyptian Mythology (Isis and Osiris were brother and sister, yet also, husband and wife, for example)

[DiegoO]

In Spain is not neither.

[DiegoO]

Which gives me the creeps. Anyway, the fact that it's legal doesn't mean it's aceptable. Socially it's condemn, if I am not wrong.

[AydenHazor]

It depends on what degree of relation you consider incest. I'm parts of the US first cousins are able to get married, and I know some who are

[Guardian45]

I first cousins are legal and common in many countries. But NOT parent-child, siblings or aunt/uncle-neice/nephew. Otherwise, possible.

[godurty]

Some community do allow that, there is no such rule leagal or any

[LiamJHayden]

It is actually legal in Rhode Island as long as both are over 16, the age of consent in the state. First cousin marriage is legal in many U. S. states.

[motownplayer2000]

Lol incest happens here all the time. It’s just not public. I’ve heard of several instances in which families have done this. It’s disgusting, but hey whatever floats there boat.

[shortster]

Japan allows cousins to marry

[Kelly6]

thats common in everywhere but usa

[shortster]

Well I am in the US. So it seemed more permissive than the rest of society.

[Kelly6]

Also in Spain

[DetonatorXF]

Is this common there?

[Kelly6]

@DetonatorXF no not common

[Kelly6]

@DetonatorXF but even if it is, its kept secret

[DetonatorXF]

Have you had any awareness of a situation related to this? lol

[DetonatorXF]

@kelly6 Can I ask a question in your DM

[DetonatorXF]

I'm curious about something

[nawtee_me]

Does incest happen often in India?

[Alex8736]

United States mostly in the south

[Drewtate]

Kinda racist considering the majority of African Americans live in the south

[Hardworkingguy]

Wow that's incredible. Guess almost anything is possible

[krin_m]

Interesting!

[MasterKS]

Come to Spain, its on!

[Guardian45]

Really?

[Cheerfull009]

Why you are living in such culture, why don't you shift the countries where ineset is legal? Our culture is best, have moral values and ameciable mutual relationship in family