Patient's question:
My child had a serious illness in childhood, and due to delayed treatment, they developed brain atrophy. Now, after national examination, they have been classified as intellectually disabled level II. Their intelligence is not high, and although they have been treated before, the results were not significant. I am worried about their future when they are alone, and I want to know how they can marry and have children in this situation. What kind of help do I need: Can people with intellectual disabilities marry?Doctor's answer:
Unless a person is legally incompetent due to mental deficiency, as long as they reach the legal age of marriage and do not fall under the following strictly prohibited conditions for marriage, they can marry: (1) direct blood relatives and collateral blood relatives within three generations; (2) individuals suffering from diseases believed by medicine to be unsuitable for marriage. A guardian is relevant only to mentally incompetent adults or minors, and if this does not apply, there is no guardian in the first place—how can there be a guardian? In such cases, marriage is prohibited, and there is no need for a guardian's stamp. Marriage is free, and no one else's consent is required.