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These views towards abortion are still referenced and used by several modern Islamic theologians and scholars. [1] According to religious studies scholar Zahra Ayubi, historically Muslim thought was more concerned with the topic of preservation of human life and safeguarding of the mother's life, than determining when life begins. [11]
Abortion is perceived as murder by many religious conservatives. [4] Anti-abortion advocates believe that legalized abortion is a threat to social, moral, and religious values. [4] Religious people who advocate abortion rights generally believe that life starts later in the pregnancy, for instance at quickening, after the first trimester.
Afghan legislation is based heavily on Islamic views on abortion. Article 3 of Chapter 1 outlines that no law in Afghanistan should contradict Islam. The Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission was created to protect human rights and as a response to Shia Family Law, which violates human rights.
The abortion rate does vary significantly among Iran's provinces, but estimates include .26 lifetime abortions per Iranian woman, an estimated 73,000 a year, [17] 27 abortions per 1000 women and 7.5 abortions per 1000 married women, [14] and 11,543 abortions annually in Tehran, the nation's capitol. [16]
Islamic bioethics. Islamic bioethics, or Islamic medical ethics, ( Arabic: الأخلاق الطبية al-akhlaq al-tibbiyyah) refers to Islamic guidance on ethical or moral issues relating to medical and scientific fields, in particular, those dealing with human life. [1] [2]
This article will discuss various views on birth control of the major world religions Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Baha'i. The question of whether contraception is a viable option for participants has a range of different beliefs and arguments, which depend on the religion's views on when life begins, and questions of a ...
Attitudes by region Africa. South Africa: A 2003 Human Sciences Research Council study examined moral attitudes among South Africans: 56% said they believed that abortion is wrong even if there is a strong chance of serious defect in the fetus, while 70% said they believed that abortion is wrong if done primarily because the parents have low income and may be unable to afford another child.
Islam, walking a kind of spiritual middle-ground, holds that a fetus becomes “ensouled” around the fourth month of pregnancy, which means that an abortion up to that point would not constitute ...