ABORTION IN ISLAM

WHAT
Also called voluntary abortion. the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order

to end a pregnancy.

STATISTICS
Abortions are free in BC if you have medical
coverage. The cost for an early abortion is about $450 to $600 About 20,000 teenagers have abortions in Canada each year.
http://www.prochoiceactionnetwork-canada.org/abortioninfo/teens.shtml

WHY
Too young
Embarrased Study Panicked Financial

Economical factor
Small income High standard of living Overpopulation

Health hazards
For the baby
Abnormal health conditions that could affect its life significantly in a negative way If the mother had HIV

For the mother

Can lead to death if pregnancy is continued

ETHICAL ARGUMENTS PRO-ABORTION

Grim future prospects for teenagers In case of rape and incest, prevent further stress to the mother

The fetus cannot be considered as a human

just yet.

ETHICAL ARGUMENTS AGAINST ABORTION

Sanctity of life Abortion is a murder Guilt

WHAT ISLAMIC SCHOLARS SAID

Stages of fetus

Abortion after the soul (Ruh) enters the foetus

Abortion prior to the entry of the soul in to the foetus

WHEN IS A FETUS CONSIDERED A LIFEBEING?

Abdullah ibn Masud (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said:

The seed of one of you remains in the womb of the mother for forty days in the form of a Nutfa (sperm). Then it remains like a clot for another forty days, and then for a same number of days like a lump of flesh (when the formation of the limbs and the growth of the bones begin) (Sahih al-Bukhari & Sahih Muslim).

WHEN IS A FETUS CONSIDERED A LIFE BEING?

And verily we did create man from a quintessence (of clay). Then
we placed him (as a drop of sperm) in a place of rest, firmly fixed. Then we made the sperm into a clot of congealed blood. Then of that clot we made a (foetus) lump. Then we made out of that lump bones and clothed the bones with flesh. Then we developed out of it another creature (by breathing life into it). So blessed be Allah, the most marvellous creator (Surah al-Muminun, 12/13/14).

Whosoever has spared the life of a soul, it is as though he has spared the life of all

people. Whosoever has killed a soul, it is as

though he has murdered all of mankind.
Qur'an 5:32

ABORTION AFTER THE SOUL (RUH) ENTERS THE FOETUS Most scholars deemed it as impermissible in most cases.

They are:
Ibn Abidin (Hanafi scholar) Imam Ibn Tamiiyah

Radd al-Muhtar:
The soul enters the foutus at one hundred & twenty days (4 months), as established by the Hadith (Radd al-Muhtar, 1/202) If a woman intends to abort her pregnancy, then the Fuqaha have said: If the period of the soul being blown into the foetus has elapsed, it will be impermissible (Radd al-Muhtar, 5/276). It is not permissible to abort the pregnancy before and after the entry of the soul into the foetus (Radd al-Muhtar, 5/279)

(Fatawa Ibn Tamiyya, 4/217).

Aborting a foetus has been declared unlawful (Haram) with the consensus of all the Muslim scholars. It is similar to burying an infant alive as referred to by Allah Almighty in the verse of the Quran: And when the female infant, buried alive, will be asked as to what crime she was killed for (Surah al-Takwir, 8)

SO WHEN IS IT PERMISSIBLE?
In the situation where the life of the mother is in certain and absolute danger. If one is overtaken by two evils, one should choose the lesser of the two
(al-Ashbah wa al-Nazair, P.98)

Require the opinion of qualified and experienced Muslim doctor

T H E L E S S E R O F T WO EVILS
the mother is the 'originator' of the foetus

the mother's life is well-established

the mother has with duties and responsibilities

the mother is part of a family

allowing the mother to die would also kill the foetus in most cases

A B O R T I O N P R I O R TO T H E E N T RY O F T H E S O U L I N TO T H E F E T U S

Also impermissible (Haraam)

SO WHATS THE DIFFERENCE?

Degree of sin is lesser in the case of prior to 120 days after conception.

violating the rights of a human organ entrusted to the mother by Allah Almighty. Prior to 120 days Not considered killing Situation

After 120 days

Considered as killing

WHAT ABOUT..
Rape cases? Adultery?

Some goes against it even before

the 120 days mark Some scholars allows it. Reflects the flexibility in Islam

OPINION AGAINST
I believe that the value of life is the same whether this embryo is the result of fornication with relatives or non-relatives or valid marriage. In Sharia life has the same value in all cases. Sheikh M. A. Al-Salami, Third Symposium on Medical Jurisprudence

OPINION FOR
In Egypt (where abortion is illegal) in June 2004,

Muhammad Sayed Tantawi, the Grand Sheikh of Al

Azhar, approved a draft law allowing women to abort a pregnancy that is the result of rape. The law would also make it legal for women to undergo an abortion more than four months after conception.

It should be remarked here that pregnancy

due to unlawful and illegal sex is no reason and excuse for abortion. The embryonic life farm in the mothers womb is honoured and sacred even though it is a result of adultery

B A C K TO F I N A N C I A L , C A R E E R , E D U C AT I O N I S S S U E S . . Kill not your offspring for fear of poverty; it is We who provide for them and for you.

Surely, killing them is a great sin.

Qur'an 17:32

RELATED
Baby dumping vs abortion? Family planning

B A B Y D U M P I N G S TAT I S T I C S I N M A L AYS I A

I N T E RV E N T I O N A N D C U R E T H AT H AV E B E E N I M P L E M E N T E D

Short term:
Free condoms have been distributed in Malaysia Baby hatch

Long term:
Back to Islam. Emphasize on religious basics from early age Widespread of information regarding abortion including psychological impacts, and long term impacts. Change the social stigma
The mistake has been done, dont do another mistake to erase it. Kids born to these mothers should be treated equally as other kids. Help the affected ladies and their families in accepting the situation Provide them with religious knowledge because maybe they did it because they didnt know.

SOURCES
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/islamethics/abortion_1.shtml http://spa.qibla.com/issue_view.asp?CATE=87&HD=12&ID=270 http://womensissues.about.com/od/reproductiverights/a/AbortionArgumen.h tm http://pkukmweb.ukm.my/ebangi/papers/2012%20specialissues/sarnon012.pdf http://kaunselingsyarie.blogspot.ca/2012/01/statistik-kes-pembuangan-bayiseluruh.html http://www.prochoiceactionnetwork-canada.org/abortioninfo/teens.shtml

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