Ethically Thinking On The Abolition Of Compulsory Premarital Examination

Back in the fifties of last century. One of the regulations of Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China is that who is suffering from venereal disease, severe pulmonary tuberculosis, leprosy is not allowed to marry. On Dec 1953. Administration Council Committee on Culture and Education approved Ministry of Public Health to pass the Trial methods of Premarital Examinition (draft) and submitted to the places where the trial has been carried out as reference.Since then China began the implementation of premarital examinition in some areas with good medical conditions.Since the mid of 1980s, the family planning policy was implemented in the country.To improve the comprehensive of population quality and effectively guide prenatal care, premarital examinition is helpful to keep future generations health,promote family happiness and stabilize social order. Dec 31, 1985, committed by the state council. Ministry of Civil Affairs issued Marriage Registration Method on Mar 15,1986, and jointly issued Notice of Premarital Examinition with the Ministry of Health on Sep 1,1986.The clear provisions of premarital examinition should be taken before registration of marriage symbolized that China began a comprehensive system of compulsory premarital examination. The 16th executive meeting of the State Council got across No.387,Marriage Registration Ordinance on Jul 30,2003, and announced the implementation across the country on Oct 1.2003, which did not continue to require premarital examination certificate is a must to registration of marriage.Thus the practice of ten-year compulsory premarital examination system was abolished.During the development process of civil society.the abolition of mandatory premarital examination system is undoubtedly a landmark event.Although it is the inevitable result of social transformation and specific measures to safeguard and promote public health in China, the public didn't accept a voluntary premarital examination. After the voluntary premarital examination, the most prominent problem is a nationwide sharp decline in the rate of premarital. Premarital examination work became at a deadlock. At the same time. Voluntary premarital examination also caused a series of ethical issues, such as Legal disputes caused by the uncertainty of premarital examination norms, over-dependence on each others'good faith and disputes of the right to know and the privacy right of premarital examination volunteers and so on. Society reacted strongly and varily.Any change in the public system of ten implies deep ethical reasons and certain changes in social values. China is in the social transition. Various systems are in the adjustment and change.How to dialectically judge the gap between the value of premarital examination institutional change and its application. How to deal a variety of issues triggered by premarital examination institutional change is very important. Started from the present situation of voluntary premarital examination, the author summarizes the implementation of mandatory premarital examination in China, pointed out the drawbacks and clarifies the history need of abolition the mandatory premarital examination. Also compared with the ethical trend of foreign premarital examination, the author emphasizes ethical values on voluntary premarital examination, analyzes ethical reasons of the abolition of mandatory premarital examination, reveals the historical progress of voluntary premarital examination,carries out the ethical reflection on the voluntary premarital examination, and improves the ethical recommendations of voluntary premarital examination which can guide people's practices and show practical significance on exploring how to do the future premarital examination work.