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AYATOLLAHl S M T. ISLAMIC MEDICAL JURISP RUDENCE PART II: THE RESPONSES OF ISLAMIC LAW TO MEDICAL DILEMMAS. Med J Islam Repub Iran 1995; 8 (4) :259-268
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From the Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Shiraz lslamic Republic of Iran.
Abstract: (3606 Views)
Judicial decisions (Fatawa) of some of the most learned juridical authorities
in the Imamate (Shiite) community (maraja' al-taqlid) of present time on medical
issues are examined in this paper. They will provide the reader with the responses
of the Islamic jurisprudence to the most involved medical dilemmas. The paper
mainly focuses on the rational viewpoints of the Islamic law on permission of
family planning and birth control, strict ban of abortion especially when the
embryo is four months and above in normal conditions, and legitimacy of artificial
insemination by the husband. Judicial prescription of cadaver and organ donation
and transplantation are also discussed in some detail. The religious rite of
circumcision and its impac! on the health of man is duly elaborated and the
principles of medical examination explained. The principle of priority of saving
human life prevails all forbidden rulings set out for observing human sanctity in
ordinary cases. Also, the principle of necessity when no definitive ruling is
available on a given issue, has been an important source for religious prescription
in all matters pertaining to the welfare of the Muslim society.
Type of Study: Original Research: Basic Science in Medicine |
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