[The_Egg]

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.

"Everyone has a right to knowledge about their lineage, genealogy and identity. And if they don't, then it will lead to cases of incest," Alton told The Associated Press during a telephone interview Friday.

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."

Alton gave no additional details and would not reveal the name of the judge who told him about the case.

The High Court's Family Division declined to discuss or confirm Alton's account about the twins.

Alton, an independent legislator who works at Liverpool's John Moores University, said the siblings' inadvertent marriage raises the wider issue of the importance of strengthening the rights of children to know the identities of their biological parents, including kids who were born through in vitro fertilization.

Under British law, only a mother has to be named on a birth certificate. Such certificates also are not required to identify births that result from IVF or to identify the sperm donor.

In addition, British law does not require parents to ever tell children that they were the result of donated sperm.

Alton believes this should be changed.

Alton said he favors an amendment to the Human Fertility and Embryology bill - which is still being debated in the House of Lords - that would require birth certificates of children born from donated sperm to say that and to identify the genetic father.

Referring to the twins' case, he said: "If you start trying to conceal someone's identity, sooner or later the truth will come out. And if you don't know you are biologically related to someone, you may become attracted to them and tragedies like this may occur."

[modest moose]

I saw a similar story to this on Maury. The bro and sis were not twins, but the paternity results proved they were siblings. They were a couple who wanted to get married and somehow had heard they might be related. I wish I could remember the details..
Just makes you wonder.. how many people are married and related but do not realize it. Or maybe not married but just hooked up. So many people are adopted or never know their real father. Watching Maury just reminds me that people might live their whole life thinking their dad is their father when actually its the mail man.

[Gag]

+1, that made my day.

Just imagine, one day you realize the chick you've been banging for years is actually your sister.

Man that's fucked up, just imagine being in that position, you couldn't just stop loving them in a non brother/sister kinda way, but at the same time you would want to stop loving them.

I mean, you've only got two options, be shameless, lie to the neighbors, and continue banging your sibling. Or cut off contact, be depressed, disgusted, and eventually kill yourself.

I honestly don't know which of the two options I'd chose, I mean you've gone as far as you can go, you've already sexed them up god knows how many times, told them you loved them plenty o' times, turning back at that point would almost seem pointless.

But you'd feel so wrong if you kept it up, man that ones a toughy.

[Gag]

Originally Posted by modest moose

I saw a similar story to this on Maury. The bro and sis were not twins, but the paternity results proved they were siblings. They were a couple who wanted to get married and somehow had heard they might be related. I wish I could remember the details..
Just makes you wonder.. how many people are married and related but do not realize it. Or maybe not married but just hooked up. So many people are adopted or never know their real father. Watching Maury just reminds me that people might live their whole life thinking their dad is their father when actually its the mail man.

That's nothing. Ted Bundy grew up thinking his Grandmother was his mother, and he eventually found out his real mother was actually his sister.

No wonder the guy was so fucked up.

However, if I found out the mailman was my dad, I wouldn't be upset about the fact I never knew my father beyond a hello basis, I'd be more upset knowing my mom was enough of a whore to invite the mailman in for some afternoon delight.

[Slutter McGee]

Modest Moose watches Maury. haha. I once dated a cousin without knowing. But she was a 3rd cousin. I found out after we broke up.

Sincerely,

Slutter McGee

[The_Kelzor]

so did you fuck your cousin slutter?

[Gag]

I used toplay doctor with a cousin when I was little, not even kidding.
I didn't know we were related until years later, but she was adopted so I actually have no blood relation to her.

However, I keep no contact with her, and she lives next door.

[AnnonUSA]

This is not weird, I'm sure ShiVers parents are siblings....

[katchafire]

EEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWW man thats some serious fucked up shit, I would be seriously traumatised for life if the guy I love and fucked every night was my brother.

Luckily there is no chance of that happening to me.

[modest moose]

Originally Posted by Slutter McGee

Modest Moose watches Maury. haha. I once dated a cousin without knowing. But she was a 3rd cousin. I found out after we broke up.

Sincerely,

Slutter McGee

Slutter fucked his cousin, haha.