A new bill proposed in Oklahoma, Senate Bill 733, will require a blood test for the discovery of communicable or infectious diseases, prior to the issuance of a marriage license. Under the terms of the bill, should either partner test positive, they may not be permitted to get married.

I like this idea if one of them was trying to be sneaky…but what if it has been communicated between them, and the non-infected partner is okay with it?

Marisa Mendez

This also is an issue with exposing peoples’ private medical information, which is supposed to be protected under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA.) By requiring people to file these documents with the court clerk before getting married, the results of their STD test would then become public info.

What do you think of Senate Bill 733? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!

Source: Grio