Abortion: an infringement of the foetus' right to life in Islamic law

• Main Authors: Alkali, Alhaji Umar, Mohd, Azizah, Abdul Hak, Nora, Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: International Islamic University Malaysia 2015
• Subjects: KBP173.25 Islamic law and other disciplines or subjects
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/44475/1/158-563-1-PB-_IIUM_Law_Journal_2015.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/44475/; http://journals.iium.edu.my/iiumlj/index.php/iiumlj/article/view/158

Under Islamic law, the life of a human being is sacred and as such, no one is allowed to kill or bring an end to the life of another except in accordance with the law. Whether a foetus under Islamic law is entitled to enjoy this protection or not is a subject that is hotly debated by Muslim scholars...