An AIDS-infected Chinese female and her healthy fiance were
approved for marriage recently.
This was the first approved marriage between a healthy man and an
AIDS-infected woman in China.
Both the husband and the wife are native to Guiyang, capital of
southwest China's Guizhou Province. The wife, a 28-year-old who
asked to be anonymous, was infected with AIDS for taking drugs five
years ago.
Rather than splitting the relationship with her, the husband tried
his best to help her break herself of drug addict, while
encouraging her to start with afresh.
Due to acquiring preventive measures, the man was not infected
after contacting with his future-wife for more than four years.
After rigid medical check-up on three occasions, local doctors and
legislators agreed him to marry with the girl.
They are expected to hold their wedding ceremony on December 1, the
date for "World AIDS Day."
(Xinhua News Agency November 24, 2002)