الملخص
A Muslim woman in her sixteenth week of pregnancy was informed that her ultrasound scan showed spina bifida, and laboratory results confirmed the diagnosis. The child would have various complications and, most probably, would need medical care for life. With the consent of her husband she decided to terminate the pregnancy. Her decision sparked controversy among Muslim clerics in her community, sparking debate between those who would allow abortion for medical reasons and those who oppose abortion for any reason. This paper will review the philosophical and theological arguments of the pro-life and pro-choice groups as well as the Islamic perspective concerning a woman’s autonomy over her reproductive system, the sanctity of the fetus and the embryo, therapeutic abortion, and ensoulment.
بيانات النشر
- المعرّف الرقمي
- 10.18295/2075-0528.1426
- المجلة
- مجلة جامعة السلطان قابوس الطبية, 13(1), 26-31
- الناشر
- جامعة السلطان قابوس
- وصول مفتوح
- وصول مفتوح ذهبي
- الترخيص
- CC BY-ND 4.0
اقتبس هذه المقالة
APA 7
Khitamy, B. A. (2025). Divergent Views on Abortion and the Period of Ensoulment. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 13(1), 26-31. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1426
MLA 9
Khitamy, Badawy AB. "Divergent Views on Abortion and the Period of Ensoulment." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 13, no. 1, 2025, pp. 26-31. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1426.
شيكاغو (المؤلف–التاريخ)
Khitamy, Badawy AB. 2025. "Divergent Views on Abortion and the Period of Ensoulment." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 13 (1): 26-31. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1426.
هارفارد
Khitamy, B. A. (2025) 'Divergent Views on Abortion and the Period of Ensoulment', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 13(1), pp. 26-31. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.1426.
فانكوفر
Khitamy BA. Divergent Views on Abortion and the Period of Ensoulment. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;13(1):26-31. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.1426
IEEE
B. A. Khitamy, "Divergent Views on Abortion and the Period of Ensoulment," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 26-31, 2025, doi: 10.18295/2075-0528.1426.