Producing Parenthood: Islamic Bioethical Perspectives & Normative Implications. New Bioeth 2020 Mar;26(1):17-37
Date
02/25/2020Pubmed ID
32090706DOI
10.1080/20502877.2020.1729575Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85081418891 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 9 CitationsAbstract
Biomedicine has opened up new possibilities for parenthood. Once resigned to remaining childless or pursuing adoption, infertile couples can now pursue options such as gamete donation, in-vitro fertilization, and uterine transplantation, as well as surrogacy. Muslim thinkers have viewed these strategies with both promise and caution given new types of kinship and parenthood result. By drawing upon leading medical fiqh academy resolutions this paper critically analyses Islamic normative views on the production of parenthood. We start with an overview of the Sunni rulings on gamete donation, gestational surrogacy and uterus transplantation, and the rationale and scriptural sources that undergird these moral assessments. Next, we discuss the contested relational bonds in light of larger discussions on genetics and the preservation of lineage. Finally, we comment on how scientific data, social imaginaries, and empirical gaps impact Islamic normativity regarding the production of parenthood so as to inform more holistic Islamic bioethical assessments.
Author List
Padela AI, Klima K, Duivenbode RAuthor
Aasim Padela MD Vice Chair, Professor in the Emergency Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Directed Tissue DonationFamily Relations
Female
Humans
Islam
Male
Organ Transplantation
Parents
Pedigree
Reproductive Techniques, Assisted
Surrogate Mothers
Uterus
