Separation of conjoined twins from the common law and Shari'ah perspectives: the legal and ethical conundrum

• Main Authors: Jahn Kassim, Puteri Nemie, Alias, Fadhlina
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: International Institute of Islamic Civilisation and Malay World (ISTAC), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) 2018
• Subjects: K Law (General); KBP Islamic Law
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/64730/1/64730_Separation%20of%20Conjoined%20Twins%20from%20the%20Common%20Law.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/64730/7/64730_Separation%20of%20conjoined%20twins%20from%20the%20common%20law%20and%20Shari%27ah%20perspectives_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/64730/8/64730_Separation%20of%20conjoined%20twins%20from%20the%20common%20law%20and%20Shari%27ah%20perspectives_WoS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/64730/; http://journals.iium.edu.my/shajarah/index.php/shaj/article/view/669

The birth of conjoined twins is a comparatively rare event, constituting 1 in 100,000 births. Being a product of a single fertilised egg, these twins are believed to be the result of an incomplete division of embryo, which inhibits complete development of various organ systems. As a result, they usu...