Eeeewwww. How horrible it be to discover that your new wife is your sister. That may be normal for some people who live in the deep south, but that’s just not right if you ask me.

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 just hope they were spared the trauma of finding out this fact after consumating the marriage.

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