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Everyone, this is Gurin Kore from the
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social talks. Today we confront an
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urgent but overlooked truth. The health
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risks of cousin marriages especially
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within Pakistani origin communities in
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the United Kingdom. While such unions
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are rooted in cultural tradition,
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science paints a different picture. The
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born in Bradport study revealed that
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although cousin marriages represent a
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small fraction of UK births they account
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for over 30% of serious genetic
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disorders in British Pakistani children.
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This isn't culture bias. It's biology.
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Teens don't honor tradition. The risk of
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birth defects doubles in such unions
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comparable to a woman giving birth after
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40. an age modern medicine monitors
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This is not about blame. It's about
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protecting the next generation. Families
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deserve facts, not silence. Children
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deserve health, not preventable
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suffering. It's time to evolve, educate,
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and empower. Tradition must never come
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to a cost of our children's lives. Let
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this be a moment we choose science,
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compassion, and change. Thank you so
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much for listening. This is Kurine Paul
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from The Social Talks.
