Therapeutic abortion in Islam: Contemporary views of Muslim Shiite scholars and effect of recent Iranian legislation

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 652-657

  Hedayat, K M ^a   Shooshtarizadeh, P ^b   Raza, M ^c  

^a Christus Schumpert Sutton Children's Hospital   (United States)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS MALFORMATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IRAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MOSLEM; REVIEW; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ABNORMALITIES; ABORTION, THERAPEUTIC; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; IRAN; ISLAM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RELIGION AND MEDICINE;

EID: 33751240448     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2005.015289     Document Type: Review

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