KUALA LUMPUR, 31 Dec 2008: The MCA’s government affairs monitoring bureau is against any plans to make it compulsory for non-Muslims to undergo human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) screening before getting married. Bureau head Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek, who is also the party deputy president, said: “We feel that it should not be made […]
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Mandatory pre-marital HIV screening in 2009 (Updated)
Updated 6:00pm, 18 Dec 2008 KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Dec 2008: Beginning next year, Muslim couples will have to undergo a mandatory screening for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) before they get married. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the HIV screening would be a part of the pre-marital course. He said the measure was […]