Since people are so promiscuous today, should people be tested before they marry by law?

Tested for STDs and AIDS that is.

I'm asking if we should make it legal for those about to be married. It is already in some countries.

Not by law, but it's definitely a good idea to know what you are getting into if you're marrying someone who's had more than one partner. I'm not a fan of making things like that mandatory - I like having as much freedom as possible. But encouraging people to do so and making it affordable is definitely a good idea.

The thing with forcing everyone to do it is that not everyone out there is promiscuous. There are people who wait until marriage and others who only ever sleep with the one they end up marrying. Testing them is pointless, because they are at zero risk for having an STD because of their behaviour.

Well, AIDS and STDs are certainly a public concern. But once a couple marries, they are - theorhetically - no longer a 'public' concern. Their sexual practices are contained, and if either is infected, the threat risk is kept at one.

It is the promiscuous single population that needs to be tested, following your theory, in order to keep the AIDS and STDs in check...

They should get tested a hell of a lot sooner than the day before they go up the aisle. They should get tested when they start having a relationship together - I was tested in the first few weeks of my relationship with my boyfriend, and he had had a check-up shortly before we started sleeping together.

But you can't force people to be responsible. You should really just open this issue up, remove the taboos surrounding sex and sexuality so that young people don't feel embarrassment or shame about getting tested. I think things are getting a lot better, but there are still a lot of very stupid and immature people out there who would rather put themselves and their partners at risk than speak up about this issue.

How would this stop the spread of STD's?

If your with someone for say a year, your getting married, you have been sexually active in the past..........Do you really think this couple hasnt had sex already??

Kinda pointless if one of them has something it's already been passed.

I think blood test are important and part of being sexual responsible to get your self checked out, but this wont help...nor do I think it should be law.

Edit: why would they wait? If they have been sexually active in the past...why would they not have sex with the person they love enough to marry? If they are both virgins...unless one is lying, its' just as pointless.

I think in some places it's required by their church!
But i don't see why not it would be a safe law! it would suck to have blood drawn.. I'm do to get married and i trust my other half and he trust me... I would let him know if i had anything and we don't cheat so it would be pointless! for us but with other people i can see how and why this law should happen!

No, I don't think the government should be involved in our personal lives like that. It also takes away from personal responsibility. People should be responsible for their own decisions, even if it effects their health negatively.

Some groups, as Jehovah麓s Witnesses, practise chastity before marriage and are faithful towards their partners.

If everybody behaved like this, AIDS would be confined to the monkeys it came from, STDs would cease ;)

I agree with Munchkin that people should be tested when they start new relationships. I don't think it's something that should be legally required before marrying, no.

Testing is supposed to stop the spread of diseases. Most people have had sex before they marry so testing would serve no purpose.

Testing used to be required.

While I empathize with your motives, I believe this action goes to far and infringes on an individuals liberty regardless of the potential benefits.

Marriage has a 50% failure rate and fewer people are getting married.

Its a dead duck IMO.

No, I don't think we should be forcing people to have blood tests.

No. What difference does it have if they're married or not? They've probably already been "with" each other before they got married. What difference does it make?

You can't force someone it have a blood test. It's illegal.

i would test with each new partner.

if so, marriages will drop by half

yes.