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| HIV test must For marriage in M’rashtra? | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Feb 3
The study committee set up by the Maharashtra Health Ministry has proposed that testing for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) be made compulsory before marriage. It has unanimously decided to introduce the proposal as a law within 6 months. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting on Wednesday, presided over by Public Health Minister Vimal Mundada, 15 MLAs across political parties, an advocate and two doctors. The Public Health Minister, Vimal Mundada said such a move would create awareness and also control the spread of HIV. In the two-hour meeting, the committee discussed the social stigma attached to the test, human rights and stressed on the need to educate school students about HIV.
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