Healing Body and Soul: Islamic Morality, Practitioner Obligations and Extramarital Pregnancy.
Extramarital pregnancy
Infant abandonment
Islamic bioethics
Islamic morality
Journal
Journal of religion and health
ISSN: 1573-6571
Titre abrégé: J Relig Health
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 2985199R
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2023
Apr 2023
Historique:
accepted:
22
11
2022
medline:
29
3
2023
pubmed:
2
12
2022
entrez:
1
12
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Extramarital pregnancy is a scarcely explored socio-ethical topic in Muslim countries. Extramarital sexual intercourse is legally prohibited and deemed shameful by conservative Muslim societies. The legal and social implications of an extramarital pregnancy prevent access to care and lead to concealment and/or infant abandonment. This paper argues that the medical community must not become complicit in the criminalization and stigmatization of unmarried pregnant women, but must become a safe and reliable refuge instead. The paper also finds strong Islamic moral commitments that warrant the provision of confidential, non-judgmental care, and encourage compassion and forgiveness over reprimand and punishment.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36454333
doi: 10.1007/s10943-022-01707-1
pii: 10.1007/s10943-022-01707-1
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
932-949Informations de copyright
© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
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