TY - JOUR
T1 - “Harvesting” and Use of Human (Embryonic) Stem Cells
T2 - An Islamic Evaluation
AU - Bouzenita, Anke I.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, Journal of Bioethical Inquiry Pty Ltd.
PY - 2017/3/1
Y1 - 2017/3/1
N2 - This paper gives insight into the Islamic bioethical discussion on harvesting and using human embryonic (hESC) and adult stem cells. It describes some of the Islamic legal mechanisms involved in the bioethical discourse among Muslims. As the contemporary Islamic bioethical discourse is very diverse, the paper focuses on the critical discussion of related resolutions of the Saudi-based Islamic Fiqh Academy due to the esteem in which the IFA is held in the Islamic world and the pertinence of their rulings on this issue. This study discusses the different sources of human adult and embryonic stem cells and their use from an Islamic perspective, while questioning some directions the Islamic bioethical discourse has taken. The paper invites interested parties to deliberate the use of some of the legal means resorted to in the ongoing Islamic bioethical discourse.
AB - This paper gives insight into the Islamic bioethical discussion on harvesting and using human embryonic (hESC) and adult stem cells. It describes some of the Islamic legal mechanisms involved in the bioethical discourse among Muslims. As the contemporary Islamic bioethical discourse is very diverse, the paper focuses on the critical discussion of related resolutions of the Saudi-based Islamic Fiqh Academy due to the esteem in which the IFA is held in the Islamic world and the pertinence of their rulings on this issue. This study discusses the different sources of human adult and embryonic stem cells and their use from an Islamic perspective, while questioning some directions the Islamic bioethical discourse has taken. The paper invites interested parties to deliberate the use of some of the legal means resorted to in the ongoing Islamic bioethical discourse.
KW - Bioethics of stem cell use
KW - Harvesting human stem cells
KW - Islamic bioethics
KW - Islamic rulings on stem cell use
KW - Stem cell research
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U2 - 10.1007/s11673-016-9757-6
DO - 10.1007/s11673-016-9757-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 27975155
AN - SCOPUS:85006086061
SN - 1176-7529
VL - 14
SP - 97
EP - 108
JO - Journal of Bioethical Inquiry
JF - Journal of Bioethical Inquiry
IS - 1
ER -