Egg and embryo implantation: a comparative study of Shi'ite teachings and Kantian ethics
In this article the issues of egg and embryo implantation are examined in the light of i?̱ālat al-ibāḥa wa-al-ḥīliyya in Shiʾite teachings and the Kantian principle of autonomy. Textual justification is given for the ibāḥa doctrine that what is not explicitly prohibited is permissible. When applied...
| Published in: | Islam and Christian-Muslim relations |
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
2005
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Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 2005, Volume: 16, Issue: 3, Pages: 297-312 |
| Further subjects: | B
ethical argumentation
B concept of life B Lebensbegriff B Islam B Ethische Argumentation B Philosophy B Kant,Immanuel |
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| Summary: | In this article the issues of egg and embryo implantation are examined in the light of i?̱ālat al-ibāḥa wa-al-ḥīliyya in Shiʾite teachings and the Kantian principle of autonomy. Textual justification is given for the ibāḥa doctrine that what is not explicitly prohibited is permissible. When applied to the issues of egg and embryo implantation this leads to the conclusion that people may freely decide whether or not to engage in these medical processes, taking into account other relevant norms and possible consequences. A similar conclusion is reached through discussion of three particular cases of egg and embryo implantation in the light of an interpretation of Kantian autonomy in which people freely use reason to make right decisions in accordance with universal moral law. Despite the major differences between the two systems several similarities are noted and it is suggested that constructive development could result from interaction between them. |
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| ISSN: | 0959-6410 |
| Contains: | In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/09596410500143047 |