Pre-marriage
Medical Examinations now Optional in China
Before a wedding ceremony such as
this one in a Shanghai hotel, the bride and groom were required
until recently to submit to pre-marital medical examinations.
These have now been deemed optional. |
In the newly announced regulations governing
marriage registration, pre-marital medical examinations are
deemed optional. These medical examinations, which screen for
hereditary, mental and venereal diseases, have been in force
for 50 years. The new regulations stipulate that if both sides
are informed and willing to take certain preventive measures,
no check-up is necessary.
