An investigation into the legitimacy of xenotransplantation

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Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Kashan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kashan, Iran.

Abstract

Xenotransplantation, or implantation of animal organs into human bodies, is one of the recent significant advances in medical sciences. This study uses a descriptive-analytical design to examine the legitimacy of this phenomenon in light of Fiqh and Iranian legal system. The results indicate that adopting a traditional approach may prevent decreeing a permission for this phenomenon. However, taking an intentional approach to Fiqh enables going beyond traditional approaches and consequently decree a permission. The legitimacy of the xenotransplantation phenomenon can be justified in light of important principles such as the principle of correctness, the no-harm rule, and the principle of self-preservation and healing. There is no evidence in Fiqh forbidding xenotransplantation; thus, everyone is supposed to save themselves from harm and attempt to cure possible diseases. Defects in any organs of the human body could be considered as a clear example of a disease, thus justifying the process of xenotransplantation for curing a disease.

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Journal of Studies in Islamic Law & Jurisprudence
Volume 15, Issue 33
March 2024
Pages 195-212

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