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Sat 03 Mar 2007Brother, sister challenge Germany's incest lawsGERMANY:Germany's highest court has confirmed that it will rule later this year on whether a law outlawing incest discriminates against a brother and sister couple.Patrick Stübing (30) and Susan Karolewski (24) have had three children together, two of whom have physical and mental disabilities. They continue to live together as a couple although, as a consequence, their children have been put in foster care and Stübing has served time in prison.