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New vedan wrote:

...uh m8 I'm the guy that said that cousins should be allowed to marry. Dernel is the one that's against that. Also letting the government sterilize people "for the good of the gene pool" is exactly something the nazis would (and did) do.

Except that it is unnecessary to the ends posted. Since we are forced in a capitalist society, the current day combination or lack of opportunities (work, housing, and so on) is more than enough force to sterilize people (the demographics pyramids in Europe) are pretty clear.

Besides, instead of doing the brute, inefficient and morally bankrupt way, you have only to offer economic incentives to push in one direction (plus media campaigns in that order). Besides, preimplantation genetic diagnosis and other maternal care are enough to catch some of the worst problems.

Although some of the more subtle effects pass on. Besides, the genetic counseling to stop genetic problems can be and has been done on a voluntary basis even with religious support.

In most programs, carrier screening and counseling are being performed on a voluntary basis. In Cyprus, however, the Orthodox church requires a certificate proving that screening for β-thalassemia has been performed before marriage, but allows the final decision on marriage and a reproduction option to be left to the couple (Angastiniotis and Hadjiminas 1981; Kalokairinou 2007). When Cyprus became a member of the European Union in 2004, the requirement for this certification became unnecessary for civil weddings (Kolnagou and Kontoghiorghes 2009). In a number of Muslim countries including Lebanon, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, and Gaza Strip (Samavat and Modell 2004; Inati et al. 2006), the national premarital programs are mandatory and aimed at limiting carrier marriage. In most of these countries, nowadays, interruption of the pregnancy is permitted for severe fetal disorders but only within the fourth month of gestation. In China, prenatal screening was compulsory to obtain marriage permission by the marriage law office (Li 2009). Because of worldwide criticism, the requirement for a certificate of premarital screening was withdrawn.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3552345/

P.S. It is a bit tiring the use of the "nazi" card every time human genetics are discussed.