Pre-Marital Medical Check-ups Mandatory in Your Country?

Yesterday I was driving in the rain, it was a bit spooky, some areas in Doha are not well lit, but enjoyable for a change!

As for what you said above about relatives marriage, with all due respect, you're right..:)) not only love keeps the marriage plans, sometimes the couple are forced into it.

I only pointed the couple's feelings, because in this case the cousins' marriage is based on their free will, despite a hereditary disease might get in the way.

Salaam

The Gene pool needs to be "refreshed", specially in the close circuit societies.

The Red Pope of Qatar Living

These tests are not obligatory in the Middle East, at least not in Egypt.

And yes, relatives’ marriage may not be healthy in some cases, due to hereditary diseases inherent in a family, which (as you said) may be passed onto generations to come. Yet, if the two relatives are in love, they don't stop their marriage plans.

Salaam

Your point is valid, in certain parts of the world, some couples get officially married after they had 2 kids! The examination would not be necessary.

But there are many other countries where such physical contact only happens after marriage.

But expats in those countries might be required to run pre-marital test. Check what I found.

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2007/March/theuae_March769.xml§ion=theuae&col=

Salaam

no pre-martial tests.thats something new for me.if a couple decided for marriage but they are not alowed because of some tests...sorry but thats to heavy stuff.

At the recent HIV conference there was talk of introducing it here. You'd have to worry about the confidentiality of the results, if they were being shared between couples.

In the UK, there are no pre-marital tests, but pregnant women are routinely screened for diseases that could affect the baby. Pre-marital tests don't make sense in societies where most people have sex before marriage.

--nigel

I agree with PM. It should be left to the couple's discretion. Remember a case in my neighbourhood where the girl had 'sickle cell anemia'. This can be transferred to the kids but the boy still decided to marry. They don't have kids though. IMHO, those who have some diesease (even HIV) should be given a chance to lead a normal married life. The authority should not intervene or they will become, like 'social outcast.' (A few decade back, people with dieseases like leprosy and tuberclosis(curable now) were left on city outskirts.)

Well if they all ready slam banged....

Does it really matter???

I'm never right but I'm always wrong

You can't teach experience...

Let’s say one partner has an incurable (contracting) disease, yet the other partner still wants to proceed with the marriage plans, are there any restrictions from any official organization against this marriage? as it spreads the disease and risks potential kids’ health?