incest
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After the movie came out, Lindo says, he met an incest survivor who said she appreciated the humanity he gave to a seemingly monstrous character.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
He has previously said he believes people have the right to abortion in cases of rape, incest or when their health is jeopardized.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2024
There’s a patchwork of policies for other exceptions, including for pregnancies caused by rape or incest.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2023
State Rep. Delisha Boyd, a Democrat who put forward a rape and incest exception bill in Louisiana, shared that she was conceived when her mother was raped at 15 by an older man.
From Salon • Dec. 5, 2023
In his Ring cycle, Wagner tackles the subjects of incest, or the abuse of power, or greed - all pertinent to nineteenth-century Europe - but transports the action to the distant mists of prehistory.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
