Bibliograph

Islam and assisted reproductive technologies, Sunni and Shia perspectives, edited by Marcia C. Inhorn and Soraya Tremayne

Type

Label

Islam and assisted reproductive technologies, Sunni and Shia perspectives, edited by Marcia C. Inhorn and Soraya Tremayne

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Islam and assisted reproductive technologies

Medium

electronic resource

Responsibility statement

edited by Marcia C. Inhorn and Soraya Tremayne

Series statement

Fertility, reproduction and sexuality, v. 23

Sub title

Sunni and Shia perspectives

Summary

This volume explores the influence of Islamic attitudes on assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) and reveals the variations in both the Islamic jurisprudence and the cultural responses to ARTs., How and to what extent have Islamic legal scholars and Middle Eastern lawmakers, as well as Middle Eastern Muslim physicians and patients, grappled with the complex bioethical, legal, and social issues that are raised in the process of attempting to conceive life in the face of infertility? This path-breaking volume explores the influence of Islamic attitudes on Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs) and reveals the variations in both the Islamic jurisprudence and the cultural responses to ARTs

Target audience

specialized

Classification