[00:00.54] | There is an expression which is commonly used in parts of Asia and the Arab world, suggesting that marrying a first cousin is a match made in heaven. |
[00:09.52] | Mazar, not his real name is a British Pakistani, and married to his first cousin. |
[00:14.39] | Two of Mazar's five children are severely ill with matching health problems, which also run in his extended family, who live in northern England. |
[00:23.06] | He says the majority of his relatives followed the same marriage tradition. |
[00:27.43] | "When she was born she had liver disease. When she had her first liver transplant, that got rejected. “ |
[00:34.05] | And then she had a second liver transplant while she was still there. And then my son was born and he had exactly the same problem." |
[00:42.44] | General practitioner Dr Rizwan Alidina from Birmingham says the practice has been common for centuries, as a means to preserve family wealth. |
[00:51.43] | He does not believe, however, in passing legislation, banning traditions observed by a specific group of people. |
[00:58.35] | He's an advocate for the power of education. |
[01:00.79] | "If you go down the legislation route, you get non-engagement, “ |
[01:03.91] | But if you actually start looking at educating and being able to give informed consent choices, because, remember, that these people getting married are adults." |
[01:13.54] | Even though the infant mortality rate within the Pakistani community is high, the risk of developing other severe illness is even higher, indicating that a healthier future should perhaps come from within. |
[00:00.54] | There is an expression which is commonly used in parts of Asia and the Arab world, suggesting that marrying a first cousin is a match made in heaven. |
[00:09.52] | Mazar, not his real name is a British Pakistani, and married to his first cousin. |
[00:14.39] | Two of Mazar' s five children are severely ill with matching health problems, which also run in his extended family, who live in northern England. |
[00:23.06] | He says the majority of his relatives followed the same marriage tradition. |
[00:27.43] | " When she was born she had liver disease. When she had her first liver transplant, that got rejected. " |
[00:34.05] | And then she had a second liver transplant while she was still there. And then my son was born and he had exactly the same problem." |
[00:42.44] | General practitioner Dr Rizwan Alidina from Birmingham says the practice has been common for centuries, as a means to preserve family wealth. |
[00:51.43] | He does not believe, however, in passing legislation, banning traditions observed by a specific group of people. |
[00:58.35] | He' s an advocate for the power of education. |
[01:00.79] | " If you go down the legislation route, you get nonengagement, " |
[01:03.91] | But if you actually start looking at educating and being able to give informed consent choices, because, remember, that these people getting married are adults." |
[01:13.54] | Even though the infant mortality rate within the Pakistani community is high, the risk of developing other severe illness is even higher, indicating that a healthier future should perhaps come from within. |
[00:00.54] | There is an expression which is commonly used in parts of Asia and the Arab world, suggesting that marrying a first cousin is a match made in heaven. |
[00:09.52] | Mazar, not his real name is a British Pakistani, and married to his first cousin. |
[00:14.39] | Two of Mazar' s five children are severely ill with matching health problems, which also run in his extended family, who live in northern England. |
[00:23.06] | He says the majority of his relatives followed the same marriage tradition. |
[00:27.43] | " When she was born she had liver disease. When she had her first liver transplant, that got rejected. " |
[00:34.05] | And then she had a second liver transplant while she was still there. And then my son was born and he had exactly the same problem." |
[00:42.44] | General practitioner Dr Rizwan Alidina from Birmingham says the practice has been common for centuries, as a means to preserve family wealth. |
[00:51.43] | He does not believe, however, in passing legislation, banning traditions observed by a specific group of people. |
[00:58.35] | He' s an advocate for the power of education. |
[01:00.79] | " If you go down the legislation route, you get nonengagement, " |
[01:03.91] | But if you actually start looking at educating and being able to give informed consent choices, because, remember, that these people getting married are adults." |
[01:13.54] | Even though the infant mortality rate within the Pakistani community is high, the risk of developing other severe illness is even higher, indicating that a healthier future should perhaps come from within. |
[00:00.54] | 在亚洲和阿拉伯世界的部分有一种常用的比喻,娶了第一代个表妹是上天的匹配。 |
[00:09.52] | 一个化名为马扎的英国的巴基斯坦人娶了他的第一代表妹。 |
[00:14.39] | 马扎的五个孩子中的两个有严重的健康问题,在他英国北部的大家庭里也存在这种问题。 |
[00:23.06] | 他说,他的大多数亲戚遵循同样的婚姻传统。 |
[00:27.43] | 当她出生时,她有肝脏疾病。而且她被拒绝了第一次接受肝移植的手术。 |
[00:34.05] | 然后,当她需要第二个肝移植时。我的儿子出生了,他也有同样的问题。” |
[00:42.44] | 全科医生Rizwan Alidina说,在伯明翰这种做法(近亲结婚)作为一种手段来维持家庭的财富,几个世纪以来已经很普遍了。 |
[00:51.43] | 他不相信,但是,在立法上,禁止用传统来观察一个特定的群体。 |
[00:58.35] | 他是教育权力的倡导者。 |
[01:00.79] | 如果你沿着立法路线走下去,你就不能参与, |
[01:03.91] | 但如果你真的开始寻找教育和能够给予知情同意的选择,因为,记住这些人结婚是成年人。” |
[01:13.54] | 即使在巴基斯坦社会的婴儿死亡率高,发展其他严重的疾病的风险更高,但一个更健康的未来也许应该来自内部。 |