Transformation of the concept of the family in the wake of genomic sequencing: an Islamic perspective

Transformation of the concept of the family in the wake of genomic sequencing: an Islamic perspective

Shabana, Ayman

English

20190000

This chapter examines the impact of genomic applications on family structure and relationships. It explores the range of available Islamic responses on some of the important questions that these applications raise and their relevance to both existing and prospective family members. It focuses on Islamic legal discourses on three main themes: premarital genetic testing, fetal sex selection, and germline modification. The chapter pays special attention to relevant deliberations and pronouncements by major scholarly councils and institutions. In the absence of unanimous Islamic ethical positions on these issues, this body of normative literature can be helpful in identifying the main contours of the ongoing ethical debates concerning these issues.

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2.1; 1.2; 15.1; 15.2; 15.3

DNA sequencing [pri]; genetic engineering [pri]; genetic relatedness ties [pri]; Islamic ethics [pri]

family relationship; genetic disorders; genetic intervention; genetic testing; modern Muslim religious scholars; preimplantation diagnosis; premarital screening; reproductive technologies; sharia;

fetal reduction; germline modification

Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)

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QH438.7 .I85 2019

58 refs., 36 fns

9789004392137 (e-book)

In: Ghaly, Mohammed, ed. Islamic Ethics and the Genome Question. Leiden: Brill Open, 2019: 80-110