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Compulsory HIV testing before marriage is illegal

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  • Y B££KO 11 years ago

    If couple are both positive, what will happen??

  • bingo 11 years ago

    let your daughter and son go n marry an hiv positive patients without making a test wae. but as for us, it is good for us. we cant risk our whole life for someone who has lived to enjoy him or herself sexually only to acquir ...
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  • Anane Richard Dr 11 years ago

    HIV is not only acquired through sex, but also by contaminated infected blood, by mother to child through breast feeding, by contaminated syringes and other body fluids that might as well be contaminated. HIV is an accident ...
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  • Jato Rawlings 11 years ago

    Ewes need HIV testing before marriage

  • Ambassdor frm kumasi 11 years ago

    ladies and Gentlemen nobody should listen to the so called Professor at UG. SHE is a wicked woman' youth of taday have your HIV before marriage to aviod had I know.Dont risk your life in the name of love/marriage live long wi ...
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  • Ambassdor frm kumasi 11 years ago

    dont mind her for saying that, ghanainas must forgive her trespasses the Professor,

  • nana mansa 11 years ago

    what do u do if u already married and ur husband is always up and down in Ghana sleeping with woman do u leave him ad look after ur kids or stay b'cos he brought u oversees?

  • Joseph Bogey 11 years ago

    Should be optional

  • mxsta 11 years ago

    yes becos the churches said for better for worse but GOD can do everything and the churches believe in that but why they dont know that GOD can heal an HIV /AIDS positive person OMG

  • Osei Tutu Pambour 11 years ago

    While there is no legal requirement for persons contemplating marriage to get tested for HIV/AIDS in Ghana, it is important for would be couples to consider such. The professors should balance their argument by encouraging op ...
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  • Counsellor 11 years ago

    This woman should mind her own business and leave the churches to mind theirs. So she thinks she can dictate to churches how to do their job.

    Of course nobody forces anyone to marry in a church and, like she said, anybody ...
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  • EMMANUEL 11 years ago

    I am disappointed in the leadership of Ghana registered nurses association(GRNA) . THEY HAVE REGISTERED IN THE MIND OF GHANAIANS THAT THEY ARE INCAPABLE OF MANNING THIS NOBLE PROFESSION. JUNIOR NURSES ARE STILL WORKING OVER T ...
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  • True Talk 11 years ago

    Where does one stop, Aids Test then Sickle Cell and then maybe DNA to see what other diseases one might have! If one decides to have any tests it should be their independent decision. Marriage is about loving one another!