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LONDON (AFP) - Twins who were separated at birth and adopted by different sets of parents later married each other without realising they were brother and sister, a peer has told the House of Lords.

 

David Alton, an independent, pro-life member of the Lords, said the brother and sister were granted an annulment after a high court judge ruled that the marriage had never validly existed.

 

The Catholic politician -- who discovered the case after talking to a judge -- used it to highlight perceived deficiencies in the government's proposed Human Embryology and Tissues Bill, which is currently going through parliament.

 

The bill is designed to make it easier for lesbian and gay couples to have children through assisted reproduction, recognising same-sex partners as legal parents of babies conceived through donated sperm, eggs or embryos.

 

But it contains no provision to require the identity of the donor to be disclosed, potentially meaning a child could not be told they were conceived by assisted reproduction.

 

Alton raised the case of the married twins -- who were born after IVF treatment -- during a debate on December 10, details of which only appeared on Friday.

 

"There are implications for everybody involved, but the needs of the child will always be paramount, and it is right that we should therefore make the process as transparent as possible," Alton told the Lords.

 

IVF -- which increases the chances of multiple births -- meant such cases could become more common if the law does not require children to be told they were donor conceived and have access to their genetic history, he said.

 

"The right of children to know the identity of their biological parents is a human right," he added Friday.

 

"There will be more cases like this if children are not given access to the truth. The needs of the child must always be paramount."

 

The identities of the twins and details of their relationship and marriage have been kept secret, but it was known they were separated soon after birth and never told they were twins.

 

They only discovered they were blood relatives after the wedding.

 

Talk about bad luck!

I still haven't seen pictures...do they look a like at all?

I still haven't seen pictures...do they look a like at all?

 

I assume they don't want pictures getting out because of the embarrassment. God that would suck.

I have a question. If this happened to you, would you rather just never find out that your spouse is your long lost sibling and never have to deal with the troubling thoughts of you actually doing your brother/sister... or would you rather find out and know that you were doing your brother/sister.

Jerry Springer read that story and now he has to change his pants.

I still haven't seen pictures...do they look a like at all?

 

The identities of the twins and details of their relationship and marriage have been kept secret, but it was known they were separated soon after birth and never told they were twins.

 

 

 

 

They only discovered they were blood relatives after the wedding.

 

This is the worst part right here. you go through all of that hassle and then have to deal with the fact that you have to accept that your wife is actually your sister. The word embarrassment just doesnt quite cover it

 

This is the worst part right here. you go through all of that hassle and then have to deal with the fact that you have to accept that your wife is actually your sister. The word embarrassment just doesnt quite cover it

 

maybe I'm crazy but:

 

why couldn't they both get "fixed"...

 

how long were they married?

 

I mean, you've already consumated...you didn't know she was your sister, but because of the nature of whole adoption thing, you feel in love. I mean, it's one thing if you grew up together, but it's not like you KNEW she was your sister...he was your brother...

 

What's England's stance on Gay Marriage? This falls under the same category, in my opinion.

 

did they want to fight this? or were they horrified that they had made this mistake?

 

lastly....what are the odds?

 

 

 

 

 

maybe I'm crazy but:

 

why couldn't they both get "fixed"...

 

how long were they married?

 

I mean, you've already consumated...you didn't know she was your sister, but because of the nature of whole adoption thing, you feel in love. I mean, it's one thing if you grew up together, but it's not like you KNEW she was your sister...he was your brother...

 

What's England's stance on Gay Marriage? This falls under the same category, in my opinion.

 

did they want to fight this? or were they horrified that they had made this mistake?

 

lastly....what are the odds?

 

I would think that after i found out that my wife was my sister, i would want to get as far away from the situation as possible. I dont know that I would be able to look past that, even if I was "fixed", thats just too much to bear.

 

Some jerk is going to track these guys down though, and then everyone will know who it is.

I would think that after i found out that my wife was my sister, i would want to get as far away from the situation as possible. I dont know that I would be able to look past that, even if I was "fixed", thats just too much to bear.

 

Some jerk is going to track these guys down though, and then everyone will know who it is.

 

I see it that way too, I'm just curious....it's like finding out any dark secret about your significant other which forces you to make a decision to accept or to reject. I'm assuming that since there's no lawsuit, it's the latter.

 

I was just curious, though.

And for god's sake, you gotta treat her like a sister

 

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I don't know, outside of the fact that their kids would probably not be normal (which may be good enough of a reason for them to not continue), I think they should accept it. When you think about it we're all related. Either Adam and Eve or the first two apes were the origin of our species. With that in mind we all started in the same spot, in the same family, so there is always a family connection between us, theirs is just a little more direct. And if they don't want to be socially shunned they can always just move to Texas.

I don't know, outside of the fact that their kids would probably not be normal (which may be good enough of a reason for them to not continue), I think they should accept it. When you think about it we're all related. Either Adam and Eve or the first two apes were the origin of our species. With that in mind we all started in the same spot, in the same family, so there is always a family connection between us, theirs is just a little more direct. And if they don't want to be socially shunned they can always just move to Texas.

youre a glass is half full kind of guy arent you

youre a glass is half full kind of guy arent you

 

 

YES.

If I already had sex with her, thats something i wouldnt even want to know. But once knowing ofcourse you just have to get out..... but like I said If we already did the deed I would live my life happier not knowing and being married to my sister lol.

\And if they don't want to be socially shunned they can always just move to Texas.

 

Or just be a moron.

Or just be a moron.

 

 

sure insult morons...but texas...NEVER!

Texas. Moron. I just had a serious case of Deja vu

This sounds up Joe Dirt's alley.

 

Seriously though, this would suck and I would have to end the marriage. It would be so weird knowing that and you could never look your sister in the eye without thinking that you were married and sexually attracted to her.