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Islamic Perspectives on the Ethics of Stem Cell Research
Sachedina, Abdulaziz
Sachedina, Abdulaziz
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"The ethical assessment of research that uses pluripotent stem cells derived from human embryos and aborted fetal tissue gives rise to serious ethical-legal question concerning embryonic sanctity and the legality of abortion in Islamic tradition. Although the rulings given by Muslim jurists in this regard are inferentially deduced on the basis of the precedents in the criminology connected with harming or destroying a fetus, the moral status of the fetal viability and embryonic sanctity remains unclear. There is no clear definition of “embryo” or “fetus” in the Muslim juridical tradition. Hence, its ethical-legal status remains unresolved. From the prevalent rulings about the graded penalty for inducing abortion, it appears that personhood of the fetus becomes established much later in the nine-month gestation period. This ambiguity has led to lax attitudes when assessing fetal viability in new bioethical rulings. The ethical dilemma concerning embryonic stem cells in biomedical research and all its ramifications for the dignity of the embryo has not been taken up in the current debates."(pg 90)
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2008
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9780913113424
0913113425
0913113425
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