What is it about?
The emergence of Uterine transplantation as another solution to infertility brings with many ethical considerations, some of which bear a greater impact on culturally pro-natalistic societies such as those present in the Middle East. This paper focuses on those pertinent ethical matters, and frames them within the context of religion and society.
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Why is it important?
Middle Eastern populations have and will continue to look for religious guidance on matters of health. This article thoroughly dissects some of the most pressing issues regarding uterine transplantation in the Middle East, especially with respect to its alternatives adoption and surrogacy, and relates them to this important societal context.
Perspectives
Of note, much of the debate regarding science and medicine in the Middle East centers on Religious acceptance and guidance. What lacks in the scientific literature however, are scientific views that take religion into consideration. During my last year of medical school, I gave a grand round on uterine transplantation and much of the questions I received at the end of the session focused on religious perspectives and sources of decrees. Realizing that there was a gap in the knowledge, I felt it was pertinent to compile religious views on the procedure, as well as its alternatives: adoption and surrogacy.
Dr Zaid Altawil
MGH Division of Global Health and Human Rights
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This page is a summary of: Uterine Transplantation: Ethical Considerations within Middle Eastern Perspectives, Developing World Bioethics, May 2015, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/dewb.12085.
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