CRISPR-Cas9 and He Jiankui's case: an Islamic bioethics review using maqasid al-shari'a and qawaid fighiyyah

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Title

CRISPR-Cas9 and He Jiankui's case: an Islamic bioethics review using maqasid al-shari'a and qawaid fighiyyah

Author

Alsomali, Nimah
Hussein, Ghaiath

Language

English

Primary Classification

15.4

Secondary Classification

15.4; 14.1; 1.2

Primary keywords

bioethics [pri]; gene therapy [pri]; germ cells [pri]; fiqh [pri]; Islamic ethics [pri]

Secondary keywords

embryo research; genetic engineering; HIV infections; Islamic legal maxims; Koran; sharia; sunna

Subject

He Jiankui

Subject

CRISPR; human germline editing; Islamic bioethics; maqasid al-shariah; qawa'id fiqhiyah; Qur'an

Journal Article

Asian Bioeth Review. 2021 March 20; 13(2): 149-165

Note

Copyright © 2021, National University of Singapore and Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

Primary Document Type

j

Bibliography

45 refs.

ISSN

17938759 (print); 17939453 (online)

Collection

Citation

“CRISPR-Cas9 and He Jiankui's case: an Islamic bioethics review using maqasid al-shari'a and qawaid fighiyyah,” Islamic Medical & Scientific Ethics, accessed July 27, 2024, http://imse.ibp.georgetown.domains/items/show/38345.