Reproductive medical technology: legal implications for "third gender" from Western and Islamic perspectives

Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah (2013) Reproductive medical technology: legal implications for "third gender" from Western and Islamic perspectives. In: International Conference on Innovation Challenges in Multidisciplinary Research & Practice (ICMRP 2013), 13-14 December 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Abstract

Technological advances in the field of medicine and health sciences not only manipulate normal human body and sex but also provides for surgical cum hormonal cure for hermaphrodites, the so called “third sex”. Consequently, sex assignment surgery not only has become a standard care for babies born with genital abnormalities in the West but even in some Muslim rich nations such as Saudi Arabia. On positive side, it goes a long way in saving children born with abnormal sexual reproductive system from many legal interdictions which they experienced during pre-sex corrective surgery. The larger ethical and legal questions which it raises, however, have prompted certain states to give legal recognition to such children as “third sex”. The main issue therefore, is how to balance the child`s right to gender identity and her right against coerced reproductive corrective surgery during infancy. The paper, therefore, intends to highlight some reflections on this point particularly from Islamic legal perspective.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Full Paper)
Additional Information:	3049/34381
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Third sex, Islam, reproductive medical technology, Islamic law
Subjects:	K Law > KBP Islamic Law > KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh K Law > KBP Islamic Law > KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh > KBP42 Legal education. Study and teaching
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh
Depositing User:	Prof. Sayed Sikandar Shah Haneef
Date Deposited:	20 Feb 2014 09:45
Last Modified:	20 Feb 2014 09:45
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/34381

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