Juridical-Fiqhi Investigation of the Legal and Ethical Rulings on Physician's Responsibility Regarding Abortion

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Associate Professor, Department of Fiqh and Fundamentals of Islamic Law, University of Ilam, Ilam, Iran

Abstract

Abortion may be motivated by the concealment of the heinous act of adultery and the preservation of family honor, the necessity of saving the mother's life when the continuation of pregnancy threatens the life of the mother or the fetus, the prevention of the transmission of genetic disorders like hemophilia, the avoidance of the birth of a malformed child, the prevention of the inheritance of genetic traits, and so on. The religious ruling (hukm) on the physician's responsibility can be studied from two perspectives. First, the legal (wad'i) ruling and the physician's responsibility in abortion, which varies based on the physician's knowledge, skills, and competence. Second, the ethical (taklifi) ruling on the physician, which differs based on the motivations for the abortion. In this regard, the ethical ruling and the physician's responsibility or exemption from responsibility are contingent on the legitimacy or illegitimacy of the abortion. According to some jurists, the necessary causes and circumstances justifying the abortion must be conclusively established, and the resulting benefits must outweigh the prohibition. Therefore, understanding the legal and ethical rulings on the physician and the resulting responsibilities in the aforementioned cases is deemed necessary. The present paper, recruiting a descriptive-analytical approach, examines the physician's and medical staff's responsibility regarding abortion in various cases.

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  • Receive Date: 24 October 2023
  • Revise Date: 19 February 2024
  • Accept Date: 12 May 2024

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