Fake A couple with a desire to have children learns that they are siblings

+++Important update: The message about an alleged sibling couple is probably wrong. We fell for the message of "Mississippi Herald", like other magazines, unfortunately. We ask for apology!+++
In the US, two spouses who have turned to a doctor for the first time have learned that they are twins. The siblings were adopted after birth by different parents and later felt well attracted by their similarities.

Married twins
In the US, a couple by chance learned that they are twins. According to a Mississippi Herald report, the couple approached a doctor in the city of Jackson, Mississippi, USA. The doctor noted that the two are brother and sister. Incest between siblings is prohibited in the US, as well as in Germany, under penalty.

In the US, a couple with a desire to have a child turned to a doctor and learned from this that they are biological twins. The siblings had been adopted as children by different parents. (Image: ilfotokunst / fotolia.com)

DNA sample brought the certainty
According to the report, the childless couple visited the fertility clinic to have an artificial insemination performed.

"Before the in-vitro fertilization, we take a DNA sample of men and women to examine their genetic endowment," said the doctor, according to the newspaper.

"It's routine, and normally we would not check the relationships."

According to a laboratory assistant, however, the unusual similarity was noticed, so that the matter was further investigated. It was found that the man and the woman are a biological twin.

Spouses are very similar
The two, who were born the same day in 1984, did not suspect that they were siblings, even though they had repeatedly been approached by friends about how similar they looked.

According to "Mississippi Herald," the parents of the twin and married couple died in a car accident when they were children. Later, they were adopted by different parents.

Years later, they met at a college party and fell in love. "Because of their similarities, they were attracted to each other," said the doctor.

"If they had known the truth, they would have been spared so much pain later." The physician explained that he hopes they will find a way to handle their situation. The couple has not made a decision about his future yet.

Sexual intercourse among siblings is punishable
From a legal point of view, the marriage of siblings is illegal. Due to the circumstances, however, it can be assumed that the couple faces no punishment.

Incest between siblings in the US, as well as in Germany, but punishable.

Thus, it is stated in § 173 of the German Criminal Code: "Anyone who cohabits with a biological relative of ascending line is punished with imprisonment of up to two years or with a fine; This also applies if the relationship has expired. Likewise, physical siblings are punished, who perform the intercourse with each other. "(Ad)