Islamic bioethics in the context of medical genetics

Islamic bioethics in the context of medical genetics

Al Aqeel, Aida I.

English

20180000

The Saudi population and its healthcare system are burdened by high rates of births with genetic disorders, which greatly impact the patient’s quality of life as well as that of their family. Such disorders also affect the patient’s community and society as a whole. Prevention and management methods play a big role in reducing this burden. In the Muslim World and in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), such methods face many challenges, as they have to be carried within the context of religion and culture, according to Islamic ethical and cultural background of the individual, in one’s own language, as well as in the presence of limited expertise, resources and technology. Here we discuss in detail the challenges faced and the relevant Islamic teachings that govern the prevention and management of genetic disorders.

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2.1; 1.2; 15.1; 15.3

bioethics [pri]; genetic counseling [pri]; genetic disorders [pri]; genetics testing [pri]; Islamic ethics [pri]

consanguinity; preimplantation diagnosis; premarital screening; prenatal diagnosis; population genetics; reproductive technologies

Saudi Arabia

Islamic bioethics

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25 refs.

In: El-Hayek, Stephanie; Al Khaja, Najib; Al Ali, Mahmoud Taleb, eds. Genetic Disorders in the Arab World. Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2018: 38-42