S p i r i t ua l i t y S t u d i e s 5 - 2 Fa l l 2 0 1 9 4 9 Monika Zaviš Question 5. Is it allowed to Muslim couples, who do have health issues with conceiving a child, to use the ARTs (assisted reproductive technologies)? Yes, it is (Inhorn 2006, 350–352), because science and faith in Islam have to build together the individual life and the existence of all mankind. However, scientific achievements that would not respect human dignity or would be destructive to mankind, are forbidden. Therefore, human cloning, selective abortion, or the choice of the sex of the child without medical indication are all prohibited (Nordin 2012, 252–257; Sachedina 2009, 108). The longest registered history in Arab countries, particularly in Iran, has the use of the IVF (Tremayne and Akhondi 2016, 62–70). Table 5. Allowance of using ARTs in Islam Answers Number Percentage (a) yes 119 20,5 % (b) no 462 79,5 % Question 6. Is it allowed to Muslim couples to use the advantages of genetic engineering in the case of the elimination of the chromosome, which is a carrier of genetically transmitted disease of their future child? Yes, it is (Zaviš 2018, 8–15). The most common cases are those of X chromosome-related diseases. The elimination of this chromosome in the frame of preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) or according to new glossary – preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) to prevent the onset of any severe disease (hemophilia, DMD, etc.) would significantly affect the quality of life of the affected individual and all those who will take care of him, especially parents (Daar and Al Khitamy 2001, 60–63). Table 6. Allowance of elimination of chromosome, which is a carrier of disease in Islam Answers Number Percentage (a) yes 82 14,1 % (b) no 161 27,7 % (c) it is not allowed in humans, but it is allowed in animals and plants 338 58,2 %
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