Husband, wife discover that they are twins

Source: AP

http://news.aol.com/story/_a/husband-wife-discover-theyre-twins/20080111151509990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001

LONDON (Jan. 11) - Twins who were separated at birth got married without realizing they were brother and sister, a lawmaker said, urging more information be provided on birth certificates for adopted children.

A court annulled the British couple's union after they discovered their true relationship, Lord David Alton said.


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Alton first revealed details of the unusual case last month during a five-hour debate about a bill that would change regulations about human embryology.

"I was recently involved in a conversation with a High Court judge who was telling me of a case he had dealt with," Alton said according to a transcript of the Dec. 10 debate. "It involved the normal birth of twins who were separated at birth and adopted by separate parents.

"They were never told that they were twins. They met later in life and felt an inevitable attraction, and the judge had to deal with the consequences of the marriage that they entered into and all the issues of their separation."



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So, anybody who was adopted should be told if they had *any* brothers or sisters.

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icky is when siblings knowingly do it - this case is more tragic than icky

Icky is making this a subject of public discourse.

and then got it annulled because he thought she was his third cousin.

and it didn't come from the main subjects under discussion:

"They were never told that they were twins. They met later in life and felt an inevitable attraction,

"Inevitable attraction"?

Is this guy projecting?

I thought he meant it in the way of feeling of twin bonding in an emotional sense. But how truly awful for the couple. It's very sad. I can't imagine, however, that statistically the odds of this happening are great enough that it, in and of itself, calls for some sort of regulation.

1) Twins (fraternal or identical) need to be born
2) They need to be separated
3) They need to meet and fall in love

I don't doubt it happened, but it's statistically rare for a reason.

What sucks is that they love each other, but can't be with each other.

Technically I guess they could if they agreed not to have children (laws notwithstanding).

Bizarre, but tragic nonetheless.

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Just being a smart-ass. I'm on my first cup of coffee this morning.

With that much matching genetic material, their offspring could have serious disabilities.

made in the womb.

It's called "genetic sexual attraction". You can learn more about it here:

http://www.adopting.org/adoptions/genetic-sexual-attraction-reunion-after-adoption-search.html

I read somewhere that the veracity of this story was suspect. This Lord David Alton is somewhat of a right-wing nut job.