Kurdish Studies

Investigating The Status Of Surrogacy As A Treatment Through The Lens Of Scientific And Islamic Perspective

Nosheen Zaheer
Asiya Durrani
Naheed Sajjad
Aisha Javed
Keywords: Surrogacy, Intended parents, Islamic Jurist.

Abstract

The advent of Assisted Reproductive Technologies opens the door for the medical solution of the infertile couple in western societies. These include sperms and Ovum donation, artificial insemination, IVF and surrogacy etc. The present research aims to explore the status of surrogacy as a medical treatment through the scientific researches available.  These including the side effects of the surrogacy not only on the health of the surrogate mother but also the psychological, emotional and financial effects of surrogacy to intended parents. This research will also investigate the status of surrogacy as a treatment in the Islamic perspective that solely relies on Islamic Jurist fatwa, who are based on the teachings of Quran and Prophet Muhammad’s (P.B.U.H.) Ahadith.

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