Therapeutic Abortion: Ensuring the Health and Survival of Mothers

<em>Siqt janin</em> (abortion) is defined as the intentional or unintentional action that is performed on a pregnant woman, which compromises the life or the foetal development of an unborn baby, such that it dies or cannot continue living out of the uterus. Due to scientific and technol...

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Main Authors: Mojtaba Elahian, Nasrin Fattahi, Maryam Khademi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Religions and Denominations 2014-08-01
Series:Religious Inquiries
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Online Access:http://ri.urd.ac.ir/article_14036_18e9d29de5c3955050a3b40b138ce884.pdf
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spelling doaj-ee4ee934008f4a3ea6823f777c99d2952020-11-24T21:39:49ZengUniversity of Religions and DenominationsReligious Inquiries2322-48942538-62712014-08-0136698914036Therapeutic Abortion: Ensuring the Health and Survival of MothersMojtaba Elahian0Nasrin Fattahi1Maryam Khademi2Associate professor, University of Tehran, Farabi CollegePhD Candidate, University of Religions and DenominationsPhD Candidate, University of Religions and Denominations<em>Siqt janin</em> (abortion) is defined as the intentional or unintentional action that is performed on a pregnant woman, which compromises the life or the foetal development of an unborn baby, such that it dies or cannot continue living out of the uterus. Due to scientific and technological advancement in medicine, the controversy of therapeutic abortion is very much at the forefront of modern discussions. It is also a matter of dispute amongst Muslim jurists. Initial positions and rulings of jurists differ with regards to abortion in the first four months of pregnancy, which is prior to ensoulment (<em>nafkh ruh</em>). Although there is a difference in opinion among Sunni jurists regarding abortion before ensoulment, there is a consensus that under normal circumstances, after this critical juncture, it is forbidden. All Shi’i jurists, however, deem abortion without due reason, as forbidden regardless of the stage in pregnancy. Even so, most jurists permit the abortion of the foetus prior to ensoulment with the condition that there is substantial danger to expectant mother’s health. Moreover, if there is danger to the mother’s life, then some consider abortion permissible even after ensoulment.http://ri.urd.ac.ir/article_14036_18e9d29de5c3955050a3b40b138ce884.pdfabortionspiritual inspirationnafkh ruhpermissibilityprohibition
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Nasrin Fattahi
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Nasrin Fattahi
Maryam Khademi
Therapeutic Abortion: Ensuring the Health and Survival of Mothers
Religious Inquiries
abortion
spiritual inspiration
nafkh ruh
permissibility
prohibition
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Nasrin Fattahi
Maryam Khademi
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title Therapeutic Abortion: Ensuring the Health and Survival of Mothers
title_short Therapeutic Abortion: Ensuring the Health and Survival of Mothers
title_full Therapeutic Abortion: Ensuring the Health and Survival of Mothers
title_fullStr Therapeutic Abortion: Ensuring the Health and Survival of Mothers
title_full_unstemmed Therapeutic Abortion: Ensuring the Health and Survival of Mothers
title_sort therapeutic abortion: ensuring the health and survival of mothers
publisher University of Religions and Denominations
series Religious Inquiries
issn 2322-4894
2538-6271
publishDate 2014-08-01
description <em>Siqt janin</em> (abortion) is defined as the intentional or unintentional action that is performed on a pregnant woman, which compromises the life or the foetal development of an unborn baby, such that it dies or cannot continue living out of the uterus. Due to scientific and technological advancement in medicine, the controversy of therapeutic abortion is very much at the forefront of modern discussions. It is also a matter of dispute amongst Muslim jurists. Initial positions and rulings of jurists differ with regards to abortion in the first four months of pregnancy, which is prior to ensoulment (<em>nafkh ruh</em>). Although there is a difference in opinion among Sunni jurists regarding abortion before ensoulment, there is a consensus that under normal circumstances, after this critical juncture, it is forbidden. All Shi’i jurists, however, deem abortion without due reason, as forbidden regardless of the stage in pregnancy. Even so, most jurists permit the abortion of the foetus prior to ensoulment with the condition that there is substantial danger to expectant mother’s health. Moreover, if there is danger to the mother’s life, then some consider abortion permissible even after ensoulment.
topic abortion
spiritual inspiration
nafkh ruh
permissibility
prohibition
url http://ri.urd.ac.ir/article_14036_18e9d29de5c3955050a3b40b138ce884.pdf
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