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Masir Al-Ajinnah Fi Al-BunukThis paper was submitted to the symposium held by the Islamic Organization for Medical Sciences (IOMS) in Kuwait during the period 18-21 April 1987 on some medical practices from an Islamic ethical perspective. The paper discusses the ethical aspects of benefiting from the surplus of embryos remaining after an in vitro fertilization (IVF) process. The author concludes that embryos, from an Islamic perspective, enjoy dignity and thus should neither be destroyed nor used for scientific research. In the first instance, physicians should not produce any extra embryos in the IVF process.
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Al-hayah al-insaniyah: bidaytuha wa nihaytuha fi al-mafhum al-IslamiThis voluminous publication contains the proceedings of the symposium held by the Islamic Organization for Medical Sciences (IOMS) in Kuwait during the period 15-17 January 1985 on the beginning and the end of human life. Many Muslim religious scholars and physicians submitted papers in this symposium and participated in the discussions. Within the broad lines of discussing the beginning and the end of human life, the participants debated a long array of issues such as the ethico-religious status of the embryo, embryo research, abortion and brain death. The publication is divided into two parts: one on issues pertaining to the beginning of human life and the other one on issues with relevance to its end. Each part is appended by final recommendations endorsed by the participants in the symposium.
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The ethics of embryo research and the 14-day ruleRecent advances in the field of developmental biology have enabled the culturing of embryos for 13 days, significantly longer than the previous record. Any further culturing is restricted by a widespread regulation on embryo research known as the ’14-day rule’. Following the announcement of the advances in in vitro culturing, there have been several calls from scientists and philosophers to revisit the rule, with many suggesting that an extension is appropriate. Arguments for an extension typically claim that research into later periods of embryonic development would lead to significant beneficial applications, easing the suffering and extending the lives of many. However, embryo research is still a contentious issue; concerns about the harms of embryo research which have been raised in the past, are being reiterated in response to the proposed extension. In this thesis, I consider the appropriateness of an extension. My analysis begins with an ethical evaluation of the grounds and justifications for the existing 14-day limit on embryo research. I then examine arguments for an extension and, in the final part of the thesis, consider some new developments in the field of embryo research which pose potential challenges for its regulation. I argue that there are strong reasons to support an extension to the current 14-day limit and outline an alternative criterion on which an amendment could justifiably be based.