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According to the legal resource Free Advice, blood tests were intended to determine if one or both of the marrying couple had a disease that may be passed on to their children.As this excellent Catoosa County News article explains, many of the state blood test laws came about during the 1930s, before penicillinand antibiotics. At the time, syphilis was considered a significant public health hazard.

While this legal concept may seem somewhat outdated today, the U.S. Marriage Lawscurrently lists eight states (including your home state of Georgia) that require blood tests. In those states, the state clerk cannot issue a marriage license until the blood test results have been presented.

So a "blood test" is a way to check for sexually transmitted diseases, most often syphilis. However, the tests can also be used to check for rubella and sickle-cell anemia. The Mississippi State Department of Healthopenly acknowledges this, while also stating that they do not test for HIV or any other STDs unless the patient chooses.

12 years ago. Rating: 15
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Can't speak for all states but in the great state of Massachusetts the answer is no,  that was almost 30 years ago I'm sure a lot has changed since then..

12 years ago. Rating: 13
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Only a few states require a blood test or a blood test and physical examination before marriage to show whether one party is infected with a venereal disease. 

See here: http://usmarriagelaws.com/search/united_states/blood_test_requirements/index.shtml

 

 

 

12 years ago. Rating: 12
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There are only 4 states that require a blood test before marriage.

Indiana, Connecticut, Missisipi and Montana.

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12 years ago. Rating: 11
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It's required because so many spouses would like to kill each other. If you marry someone, whom upon testing is found to have no blood, it makes this task much easier. No blood at the murder scene, no trail of blood.

12 years ago. Rating: 4
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In the state of SC - you don't have to get a blood test!  But me personally, I feel that they should make you get one! But AGAIN that's just MY OPINION!

12 years ago. Rating: 4
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thank goodness I don't know the answer to that!!

12 years ago. Rating: 3
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Here ih canada when I got married it was and still is as far as I no

that was 55 yrs ago and the reason was so that you both don,t have

conflicking blood types for child bearing eg: deformed ect;;;

12 years ago. Rating: 2
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