| Title |
Islam, Assisted Reproduction, and the Bioethical Aftermath
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Religion and Health, November 2015
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10943-015-0151-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Marcia C. Inhorn, Soraya Tremayne |
| Abstract |
Assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs), including in vitro fertilization to overcome infertility, are now widely available across the Middle East. Islamic fatwas emerging from the Sunni Islamic countries have permitted many ARTs, while prohibiting others. However, recent religious rulings emanating from Shia Muslim-dominant Iran have created unique avenues for infertile Muslim couples to obtain donor gametes through third-party reproductive assistance. The opening of Iran to gamete donation has had major impacts in Shia-dominant Lebanon and has led to so-called reproductive tourism of Sunni Muslim couples who are searching for donor gametes across national and international borders. This paper explores the "bioethical aftermath" of donor technologies in the Muslim Middle East. Other unexpected outcomes include new forms of sex selection and fetal "reduction." In general, assisted reproduction in the Muslim world has been a key site for understanding how emerging biomedical technologies are generating new Islamic bioethical discourses and local moral responses, as ARTs are used in novel and unexpected ways. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 90 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 11% |
| Researcher | 7 | 8% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 8% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 13 | 14% |
| Unknown | 36 | 40% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 14% |
| Social Sciences | 11 | 12% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 4% |
| Arts and Humanities | 4 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 17 | 19% |
| Unknown | 38 | 42% |
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