A short note: Muslim Jurists’ view on surrogate motherhood
Surrogacy and infertility treatment are closely related, yet these two practices are different in some aspects. This is so because, infertility treatment is often sought by the infertile married couples, who wish to have children through artificial insemination, and in some cases by means of in...
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IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia
2019
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/79305/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/79305/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/79305/1/79305_Muslim%20Jurists%E2%80%99%20View%20on%20Surrogate%20Motherhood.pdf |
| Summary: | Surrogacy and infertility treatment are closely
related, yet these two practices are different in some
aspects. This is so because, infertility treatment is
often sought by the infertile married couples, who
wish to have children through artificial insemination,
and in some cases by means of in-vitro fertilization
(IVF). For infertile married couples, the fertilized
egg is from the intended mother who is the legitimate
wife of the intended father; without involving a third
party, thus it does not involve surrogacy. In the
practices of artificial insemination wherein infertility
treatment involves another female, other than the
intended legitimate mother (this female has the
fertilized egg implanted into her womb and until
birth), then in this case infertility treatment involves
surrogacy; not all forms of surrogacy are sought due
to infertility treatment, while not all infertility
treatments are solved through surrogacy. Since the
raise of infertility treatments and the practices of
surrogacy, ethical and legal concerns have been
raised time and again. In this short note, Muslim
jurists’ view on moral concerns of surrogacy is
addressed. |
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