Its completely legal, but definitely not as common as it once was. It was once common practice, but marrying your cousin has fallen out of fashion in recent times – thankfully, some would say.

Are second cousins safe?

First cousins only have a risk of 4-6% of having a child with a disability. This means that 94-96% of the time they have a healthy child. The risk for second cousins to have a child with a disability is even lower. Their risk is just a bit higher than the 3% risk that all unrelated couples have.