A Review Of Iran 39 S Experience With Surrogate Motherhood An Islamic View And Ethical Concerns By Karamesh, Kiarash

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A Review of “Iran's Experience with Surrogate Motherhood: An Islamic View and

Ethical Concerns” by Karamesh, Kiarash

In the article “Iran’s experience with surrogate motherhood: an Islamic view and

ethical concerns,” Karamesh confirms that the whole concept of surrogacy is considered

unholy in Islam considering that it involves introducing a man’s sperm to a woman who is

not his wife. The idea of surrogacy is connected to ethics as it involves artificially

inseminating a human being through in-vitro fertilization which is ungodly as per numerous

religions especially Islam. The whole concept is considered completely unethical both from a

religious and practical perspective considering that it goes against the original plan of

motherhood. However, surrogacy is still a conundrum because it has its advantages including

the fact that it helps mothers who are incapable of conceiving to have children with their

genetic material.

Karamesh begins by stating the research problem, which shows that in as much as

surrogacy has its advantages, it is also wrong when, analyzed from the perspective of the

Muslim religion. The author presents quite strong points by stating the problem statement,

which explains infertility, its challenges, and the way couples, turn to surrogacy in order to

solve this problem. This in itself helps the audience understand the problems and challenges

that most couples face in the process of trying to conceive. A major issue that plagues most

people in Iran as per Karamesh is that Iran is a Muslim country that does not allow surrogacy

(320).

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At this point, the researcher brings to attention the ethical issues that arise from

surrogacy. The whole research analyses an ethical yet beneficial concept thus bringing about

the issue of bioethics. Bioethics is a study of issues that bring about ethical controversy such

as surrogacy. Karamesh shows that among the Shiite, surrogacy is allowed yet the Sunni

consider this as an ungodly practice and thus the dilemma that the country is facing (321). In

most instances, bioethics studies rely on statistical or qualitative data to come into a

conclusion. Karamesh does an immensely good job by pointing that the views of both

branches of Islam can be ascertained through scientific research (322). From this, it is

possible to make a suitable conclusion.

The authors support the opinions using peer-reviewed articles. Karamesh uses over

twenty articles to support the main argument. The whole argument brings about a connection

between technological advancement and biological issues. It is true that looking at things

from a more practical angle makes it easy to solve the contention between biology and

technology. Karamesh says that the ideas of both Sunni and Shiite should be analyzed from a

more practical angle to make a suitable decision (322). A major outstanding problem with the

article is that it does not fully follow the format of a scientific article and instead takes the

structure of an academic essay or a secondary research article. Perhaps the addition of

primary data would have strengthened the opinions.

This course connects technology, bioethics and reproduction thus making this article

of great significance. The world today relies on technological advancement and it is

immensely clear that technology can be used to build and to destroy. The main religion in the

Middle East is Islam and it is always important for any researcher to understand the

underlying problems in the country for purposes of conducting a viable research. Surrogacy

relies on the complex technology of in-vitro fertilization, it touches on reproduction by

studying infertility and its solutions, and talks of surrogacy that brings about the idea of

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bioethics. Most of the concepts of bioethics are connected to the use of technology especially

in solving issues in reproduction.

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Work Cited

Karamesh, Kiarash. “Iran's Experience with Surrogate Motherhood: An Islamic View and

Ethical Concerns.” Journal of Medical Ethics, vol. 35, no. 5, 2009, pp. 320-322.

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