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A parent seeking to marry his or her child is suing in an attempt to overturn New York’s laws against incest.The lawsuit, which was because the filer is seeking “an action that a large segment of society views as morally, socially and biologically repugnant,” argues that not allowing the duo to marry would “diminish their humanity.”“Through the enduring bond of marriage, two persons, whatever relationship they might otherwise have with one another, can find a greater level of expression, intimacy and spirituality,” the parent argued in the lawsuit, noting that the marriage was a matter of “individual autonomy.”The lawsuit, which refers to the couple only as “proposed spouses,” also argues that the couple is unable to procreate.“The proposed spouses are adults,” the lawsuit reads. “The proposed spouses are biological parent and child. The proposed spouses are unable to procreate together.”“Parent-and-adult-child couples for whom procreation is either virtually or literally impossible can aspire to the transcendent purposes of marriage and seek fulfillment in its highest meaning,” the lawsuit continues.New York law currently makes incest a third-degree felony, carrying penalties of up to four years in prison, while incestuous marriages are considered void and also punishable by fines and jail time.According to Manhattan family and matrimonial law attorney Eric Wrubel, such a lawsuit is “never going to fly.”“The closest you can come is Woody Allen, and that wasn’t his daughter. It was an adopted child whom he never adopted, and it still turns people’s stomachs,” Wrubel said.The lawsuit comes amid that a movement centered on broader acceptance of homosexual relationships could lead to cultural barriers normally in place against acts such as incest to be weakened.While a few cases have made their way through the courts in recent years, New York University Law Professor Sylvia Law doesn’t believe such barriers are going away any time soon.“I don’t think there’s a big popular movement, but I do think as long as we’ve kept records, there have been cases,” Law said. “It’s an area where I think most people would say the government has a right to make the rules, even if they don’t apply to every situation.”

A parent seeking to marry his or her child is suing in an attempt to overturn New York’s laws against incest.The lawsuit, which was because the filer is seeking “an action that a large segment of society views as morally, socially and biologically repugnant,” argues that not allowing the duo to marry would “diminish their humanity.”“Through the enduring bond of marriage, two persons, whatever relationship they might otherwise have with one another, can find a greater level of expression, intimacy and spirituality,” the parent argued in the lawsuit, noting that the marriage was a matter of...

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