While I would argue for the rights of two (or more) consenting adults to enter nay kind of sexual relationship they want, there are a few issues to be sorted out.
1. Most of the cases where incestuous or polygamist relationships currently take place are sort of a dysfunction junction. There are some deeply troubled individuals involved and legitimizing all such marriages would legitimize their "relationships" as well.
2. I'm not sure how well the "offspring of inbreeding" argument works. After all, we do not legislate the a person's right to have children if he has any genetic disorders.
3. Ofcourse, there is is the issue that in a lot of these relationships, the question of "consent" cannot be easily resolved. The idea here is that two consenting adults should be allowed to marry, but in a group relationship or familial relationships, the very act of coercion could be subtle.
All that being said, I'd still vote for the right simply because I don't regard potential for abuse as a sufficient reason to suspend any rights. Those cases need to be corrected differently.
1. Most of the cases where incestuous or polygamist relationships currently take place are sort of a dysfunction junction. There are some deeply troubled individuals involved and legitimizing all such marriages would legitimize their "relationships" as well.
2. I'm not sure how well the "offspring of inbreeding" argument works. After all, we do not legislate the a person's right to have children if he has any genetic disorders.
3. Ofcourse, there is is the issue that in a lot of these relationships, the question of "consent" cannot be easily resolved. The idea here is that two consenting adults should be allowed to marry, but in a group relationship or familial relationships, the very act of coercion could be subtle.
All that being said, I'd still vote for the right simply because I don't regard potential for abuse as a sufficient reason to suspend any rights. Those cases need to be corrected differently.
