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Nigeria: "With This HIV Test, I Thee Wed"
Nov. 20, 2008
Getting married in Nigeria often requires more than just the bride and groom turning up at the altar, and having witnesses and wedding rings present: many Christian churches also require an HIV test certificate.
It may not seem particularly compassionate, but in an era when sex before marriage is the norm, several orthodox and some pentecostal churches are promoting mandatory testing as clear-eyed thinking.
The intention is to prevent HIV infection, rather than punish those living with the virus, with the policy couched in the language of "informed choice" for couples about to make what is assumed to be a life-long commitment.
© 2008 IRIN
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category: News from Other Sources : AIDS News
contributed by Liza Nanni on 21 November 2008
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