The Bauchi State House of Assembly is
working on a Bill that will make it mandatory for intending couples to
undergo HIV screening.
The sponsor of the Bill, Ilyasu Zwall,
representing Lere/Bula Constituency, told the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) on Monday in Bauchi, that the bill had already gone through First
and Second reading.
He said that the bill, when passed,
would require intending couples to be tested for HIV in any government
recognised hospital “at a time not earlier than one week to the day of
the wedding”.
It also made it mandatory for individuals to conduct tests when marrying additional wives.
According to the lawmaker, the enactment
of the law is long over-due considering the number of lives being lost
as a result of marriages contracted without checking the HIV status of
couples.
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