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| Netherlands: Gov't to ban cousin marriages |
| 2009-09-19 |
| The Dutch cabinet wants to ban marriages between cousins and to introduce harsher educational requirements for import brides, PM Jan Peter Balkenende told the Parliament Thursday. According to the PM the ban on cousin marriages will include partners from abroad as well as people in the Netherlands. For the latter the cabinet will add the ban to the Dutch family law. Additionally he wants to change the naturalization tests for people from abroad to be more similar to the Dutch schooling requirements. The parliament will be informed about this issue later by minister Eberhard van der Laan (integration). |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #4 A minor detail, but how are the authorities going to know if the imported brides are forbidden cousins -- ask them? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-09-19 20:56 |
| #3 Easy for you knuckle draggers to say. A long time ago.... before the lawz... before Redneck Jim... there was..... ZOMG! DEBBIE! a reason laws sometimea no work. I would flash a picutres, but Deb is armed. |
| Posted by: .5MT 2009-09-19 19:24 |
| #2 Nie. Dem dam' Frisians.... |
| Posted by: Herb Speating8207 2009-09-19 15:01 |
| #1 hmmmm this seems to be aimed at a certain group...esquimeaux? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-09-19 11:01 |