Principle Analysis of Jurisprudence, Legal, Morality, and Scientific of Gender Selection

Authors
M. H. Sadeghymoghaddam 1
M. Farrokhi 2
1 Faculty of Law, Tehran university, Tehran, Iran
2 Faculty of Law, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Objective: Regardless of the legal aspects of the gender imbalance problem, community concerns is added to the importance of the issue, gender discrimination, giving the girl the boy vice versa. According to the ethical aspect of research, it is necessary to recognize the ethical dimensions of the jurisprudence and legal attempts to answer the fundamental question that has permitted fetal sex selection
Method: We undertook this research by a library study, along with collection of jurists’ opinions, and written law from several countries.
Results: Gender selection has pros and cons. Some agrees only in cases of necessity, such as the presence of a medical disorder in one gender.
Conclusion: Gender selection is not forbidden by non-Islamic roles or the Quran. People may do it if they avoid corruption.

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Volume 19, Issue 1
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