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An Ethico-Legal Analysis of Artificial Womb Technology and Extracorporeal Gestation Based on Islamic Legal Maxims

Sayyed Mohamed Muhsina Department of Fiqh and Uṣūl al-Fiqh, Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia, Gombak, MalaysiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alexis Heng Boon Chinb Singapore Fertility and IVF Consultancy Pvt Ltd., SingaporeCorrespondence[email protected]
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Aasim Ilyas Padelac Department of Emergency Medicine and the Institute for Health & Equity, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 34-46 | Published online: 24 Oct 2023

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