Goa plans HIV test for marriage The Telegraph - Calcutta Panaji (PTI): The Goa government has decided to make HIV tests mandatory for marriage registrations. "We have decided to amend the Goa Public Health Act, making HIV tests mandatory before registration of marriage," health minister Dayanand Narvekar said after a cabinet meeting. If the amendment comes through, Goa will be the first state to make HIV tests mandatory before marriage. The minister said an extensive debate on this amendment would be held in and outside the state for over two months. "There should be a national debate in which issues like morality and personal privacy are discussed before giving final shape to the amendment."
The amendment will be put before the Assembly in the coming session in July. ~(^^)~ Avelino