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mclato
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HIV positive Marriage in Nigeria
September 6, 2008 - 07:38 AM
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Some Northern State in Nigeria for instance Bauchi, have agreed that HIV positive individuals could get married.
But Mr. Warren of UNAIDS said that the couples may have had different strains of the virus which could interact. He also encouraged the use of condom by the couple. But Bauchi State is under Sharia Law (which does not encourage the use of condom).
What is your opinion.
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Danjuma Mohammed
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Re: HIV positive Marriage in Nigeria
September 9, 2008 - 06:58 AM
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I just hope these people know wat they are up to. I will not suggest this kind of marriage as of my opinion it will increase the risk of AIDS/HIV people on earth. And the use of CONDOM in Nigeria hmmmmmmm.
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Re: HIV positive Marriage in Nigeria
September 9, 2008 - 02:29 PM
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Anyway, would the HIV +ve(s) be left to stay unmarried? This is just unbearable. Afterall, they are also human beings and do feel the same way as others.
But the fact is, would the Antiritroviral Therapy work in the case of couples who are both HIV postive without affecting the unborn baby?
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Re: HIV positive Marriage in Nigeria
October 19, 2008 - 04:01 PM
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I totally disagree with two people affected with HIV/AIDS to get married. It’s unacceptable, and the needs of HIV/AIDS awareness campaign can not be over emphasized.
This post was edited on: 2009-11-24 at 10:56 AM by: ojeremen
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Re: HIV positive Marriage in Nigeria
October 20, 2008 - 03:49 AM
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From reading all the posts below, it seems everyone believes marriage is about sex and having babies! Yes those are important in every marriage, but if they are HIV positive there are now ways that they can enjoy that. They could always adopt children and they could always use condoms.
People need to start thinking ouside the box on this pandemic or otherwise it will take us decades to overcome the effects - stigma, discrimination, ostracisation and much more.
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Re: HIV positive Marriage in Nigeria
October 20, 2008 - 05:59 AM
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Yes, you are right Rose, but we need to be seriously concern about the spreading as well. With condom, you are 95 percent safe, and as stated above, in some part of the world condoms are not allowed. What do you think about that?
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Re: HIV positive Marriage in Nigeria
January 8, 2009 - 02:58 PM
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I think if these two individuals are adults, which the presumably are, they should have the right to be married. As both are HIV+, they would likely understand the dangers associated with their conditions. As long as both partners consent, fully understanding the risks, I think it should be allowed. With regards to condom usage, I think that is a different issue. Just because something is illegal does not mean that it does not exist. And while it is illegal under sharia law, I think the two married persons need to decide for themselves whether the tradeoff of breaking the law for that kind of an intimate relationship is worth it to them.
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Re: HIV positive Marriage in Nigeria
January 9, 2009 - 01:01 AM
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HIV/AIDS speads due to people having multiple partners and enganging in unprotected sex - therefore this all comes down to abstinence before marriage and being faithful to one partner (which might sound naive) but until we find a cure, that is the only way we can 100% halt and reverse the spread of this pandemic.
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Re: HIV positive Marriage in Nigeria
January 14, 2009 - 05:57 AM
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There is the expression that "neccesity knows no law". on the grounds of neccesity Islamic law may allow the use of condom. For instance, it is wrong for a man to see the nakedness of a woman he is not legally married to, however on the ground of neccesity a male doctor is allowed to attend to a woman in other to save her life. This principle can also be applied to such persons and allowed to use condom.
This post was edited on: 2009-03-12 at 04:55 AM by: sim008
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Re: HIV positive Marriage in Nigeria
January 24, 2009 - 12:09 AM
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In private, unmarried people do exactly the same things as married people, in the US for sure, and probably in other countries as well. Sometimes governments try to complicate the issue by trying to regulate social norms when they really need to focus on health care and prevention of disease. By allowing governments to regulate marriage, we are giving up our own human rights instead of holding government accountable for providing basic health care. Let people decide for themselves if and when they want to get married, but either way, access to health care needs to be available.
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Re: HIV positive Marriage in Nigeria
March 12, 2009 - 07:50 AM
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Ultimately, HIV +ve couples need education mostly to be able to have a true and fair knowledge on how cope with the circumstance.
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