This was when HIV was rampant in a certain part of the world, when HIV testing was made compulsory for both the bride and groom-to be before marriages. This then had made sense, especially for those who were serious in their relationships and ready for the commitment. However, many couples were found to have postponed their marriages with lame excuses for the fear of being caught for being unfaithful to their loyal partners. Had you gone through this phase or are aware of it? What are your views in this matter. I am not aware if this practice is still ongoing.
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discuss HIV test compulsory before marriage?
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Till this time, doing an HIV test is compulsory for anyone that wants to marry. No court, no religious institution is permitted by law to wed anyone without an HIV test result and the couple fully knowing their status. Some institutions do the test themselves before they accept to conduct the marriage.
In our country, HIV testing before marriage is not legally mandatory. The National HIV Testing and Treatment Guidelines emphasize that HIV testing should be voluntary, with informed consent, confidentiality, and counseling provided before and after testing
What country is this?
Neither me or my wife needed to get an HIV test. I don't even thing we considered it. I feel if you can't trust someone you're marrying to tell you if they have it or not, getting married to them is probably not the best idea.
If there isn't trust in a relationship, then there isn't an actual relationship, regardless of your culture.
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In the country I live in, HIV testing before marriage is not compulsory, but it is something that you can opt to test for if you wish.
I wouldn't say that HIV testing is compulsory before marriage unless you have reason to believe that either one of you may have HIV.
I wouldn't say that HIV testing is compulsory before marriage unless you have reason to believe that either one of you may have HIV.
I would tend to agree. However, the government should not be involved in this decision.
We can see in California where the government can just make things worse. This can be seen with California's SB 239, which passed in 2017, that essentially decriminalized having unprotected sex with a partner without disclosing your HIV status. It used to be a felony to do that, and it's no longer prosecuted. Now, they rely on intent to infect. If unprotected sex without disclosing your HIV status doesn't constitute intent, I don't know what does, as it's an infectious disease.
It's no wonder that, in the States, you cannot go one commercial break nowadays without seeing an HIV treatment ad for PrEP or some other HIV drug. I want to say that Big Pharma lobbied for this. They saw that HIV itself is no longer a death sentence when controlled, so they can sleep peacefully at night knowing that they have more lifetime customers... Just a theory, though.
I think this should be considered in a society where HIV is spreading very fast. Since there is no ultimate cure for HIV AIDS, people should be careful about getting married to someone who had multiple sex partners in the past.
I would do an HIV test compulsorily before I get married. Not because I don't trust her. But because I just want to enforce the trust more by the two of us proving ourselves. Safety measures are not lack of trust. It is being proactive.
This varies with different countries. For instance, in Saudi Arabia, HIV test is mandatory before marriage because they won't issue a marriage certificate if it's not done. However, in my country, it's not mandatory but it's recommended. I didn't do it when I got married and we have 4 kids at the moment.
It is the proper thing to do. There is no point not knowing the status of your partner before deciding to do marriage with them. It is one thing that should be top on that list.
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