Sunday, May 22, 2016

Islam and assisted reproductive technologies : Sunni and Shia perspectives

Islam and assisted reproductive technologies : Sunni and Shia perspectives 
by Marcia Claire Inhorn; Soraya Tremayne, editors
Language: English 
New York : Berghahn Books, 2012. 
xvi, 338 pages ; 24 cm. I
SBN: 9780857454904 ; 0857454900 
Summary: 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. 
Available: http://www.berghahnbooks.com/title/InhornIslam

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