An investigation into the legitimacy of xenotransplantation
Xenotransplantation, or implantation of animal organs into human bodies, is one of the recent significant advances in medical sciences. This study uses a descriptive-analytical design to examine the legitimacy of this phenomenon in light of Fiqh and Iranian legal system. The results indicate that ad...
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| Language: | fas |
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Semnan University
2024-02-01
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| Series: | مطالعات فقه و حقوق اسلامی |
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| Online Access: | https://feqh.semnan.ac.ir/article_8620_dde4b5471674755c5117fd1bdd5386cd.pdf |
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| Summary: | Xenotransplantation, or implantation of animal organs into human bodies, is one of the recent significant advances in medical sciences. This study uses a descriptive-analytical design to examine the legitimacy of this phenomenon in light of Fiqh and Iranian legal system. The results indicate that adopting a traditional approach may prevent decreeing a permission for this phenomenon. However, taking an intentional approach to Fiqh enables going beyond traditional approaches and consequently decree a permission. The legitimacy of the xenotransplantation phenomenon can be justified in light of important principles such as the principle of correctness, the no-harm rule, and the principle of self-preservation and healing. There is no evidence in Fiqh forbidding xenotransplantation; thus, everyone is supposed to save themselves from harm and attempt to cure possible diseases. Defects in any organs of the human body could be considered as a clear example of a disease, thus justifying the process of xenotransplantation for curing a disease. |
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| ISSN: | 2008-7012 2717-0330 |