Islamic viewpoints on opportunistic sex selection of IVF embryos upon doing preimplantation genetic testing for preventing genetic diseases

• Main Authors: Muhsin, Sayyed Mohamed, Arab, Shaima Zohair, Heng, Alexis Boon Chin
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Springer Nature 2024
• Subjects: BP140 Islamic law (Fiqh); KBP Islamic Law; KBP 3098 Medical legislation; QH426 Genetics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/107514/1/107514_Islamic%20viewpoints.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/107514/7/107514_Islamic%20viewpoints_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/107514/; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41649-023-00258-1
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

In recent years, preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) of IVF embryos have gained much traction in clinical assisted reproduction for preventing various genetic defects, including Down syndrome. However, such genetic tests inevitably reveal the sex of IVF embryos by identifying the sex (X and Y) chr...