The Huffington Post | By Simon McCormack
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It may not be “good” for the family, but a German ethics panel said incest should still be legal.
NBC News cites a new report by the German government’s Ethics Council recommending the decriminalization of sex between adult siblings.
“The majority of the German Ethics Council believes that it is not appropriate for a criminal law to preserve a social taboo,” Dr. Michael Wunder, a psychotherapist and member of the council, told NBC News. “But the ethics council does not recommend decriminalizing sex between parents and children.”
The majority of the 26-member council concluded in the report that “neither the consequences for the family nor the possibility for descendants from such incestuous relationships can justify a ban under criminal…