Before you say ‘qabool hai’, consider this!

One of my cousins got married out of family couple of years ago…heard today that she’s getting divorced…reason? the guy somehow forgot to mention that he has a medical condition due to which he can’t procreate, he’s sterile, and his family knew it all along…

And it’s not about babies only…i mean anyone can have any known or unknown medical condition that can effect his/her partner or future kids and yet we just go into marriage so blindly!

I know there are a lot of social, cultural, religious and perhaps ethical considerations regarding this, but wouldn’t it benefit Pakistan as a whole if we make it a requirement to have certain medical tests as a requirement for marriage? At least a minimum of some genetic disorder tests, fertility tests, thalassemia tests and hiv tets…

I’m not saying people with medical conditions shouldn’t get married, just saying that this could really help couples and families be aware of potential health risks so that they can make informed decisions…while it may not be realistic to make such requirements legally mandatory, i think normalizing them through education and awareness can benefit individuals and society as a whole…

Would you dare to ask your fiance, ur potential son-in-law or daughter-in-law, or his/her parents for medical examinations before getting hitched?