The Sharī’ah position on human embryonic research

Zawawi, Majdah and Alias, Siti Aliza and Hussin, Nasimah (2016) The Sharī’ah position on human embryonic research. Current Law Journal, xx (xx). pp. 1-17. ISSN 0127-8193 (In Press)

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Abstract

The quest for medical advancement has resulted in breakthroughs being made in the area of biomedical science. Scientist are now able to work with human embryos left over from assisted reproductive treatments of infertile couples in order to explore various therapeutic possibilities. Not only that, the creation of embryos solely for research purposes is also possible through somatic cell nuclear transplantation techniques (SCNT). Hence, there is a crucial need to know whether scientists should be allowed to conduct research using human embryos particularly from an ethical point of view. To that end, the main aim of this article is to look into the sources of the Sharīah to determine the status of the embryo, in order to further analyze whether according to the Sharīah it is right to conduct research using human embryos.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	2421/47819
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Human Embryonic Research
Subjects:	K Law > K Law (General) K Law > KBP Islamic Law
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws
Depositing User:	Ms. Siti Aliza Alias
Date Deposited:	22 Jan 2016 15:13
Last Modified:	04 Oct 2016 03:11
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/47819

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