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Polygamy fueling Ariz.’s rate of genetic disorder

kenosis wrote in anthropologist Jun 15, 2007 00:12

COLORADO CITY, Ariz. - In a dusty neighborhood under sheer sandstone cliffs studded with juniper on the Arizona-Utah border, a rare genetic disorder is spreading through polygamous families on a wave of inbreeding.

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Fundamental Mormons seek recognition for polygamy

malkin767 wrote in anthropologist Jun 12, 2007 16:01

By Jason Szep ( Read more... )

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Polygamy in Utah

ibid wrote in anthropologist Nov 21, 2006 17:47

( Husband and wives
Over the years a blind eye has been turned to the practice of polygamy in the United States. But the trial of a Fundamentalist Mormon for assisting in the rape of a minor could change all that. Ed Pilkington visits Utah and uncovers a closed world of 'sisterwives', underage marriages and banished teenagers )

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