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"Two sisters came to us accompanied by their parents to undergo
pre-marital blood analyses. The first one was five, and the other 11 years-old.
When we asked the mother why they wanted to do the tests, she told us that she
wanted to marry the girls to cousins to preserve the family's property
rights."
During the interview, Harsani remembers an episode when a 10-year-old orphan
was brought to do pre-marital blood tests by her brother, who wanted to marry
the sister to a 40-year-old friend who already had two other wives.
"We cannot technically impede a marriage with a girl of this age. However,
we can delay the process (by refusing to carry out the tests)," said
Harsani.
"I hope a law can be passed sooner rather than later to establish a
minimum age for marriage."
Pre-marital blood tests are compulsory in
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