Basics of Permissibility and Impermissibility of Abortion in Jaʽfari Jurisprudence

Abstract

God has given all human beings the right to life. The abortion is a complex issue; Considering the medical and biological sciences, the fetus has a human genome and is considered human being. Child’s right to life is the right of the woman to choose the way of life and basically to choose the method of motherhood in the course of her life. This study investigated the basics of permissibility and impermissibility of abortion in Jaʽfari jurisprudence with a descriptive-analytical method based on library and documentary information. The findings showed that there are strong arguments regarding the book, tradition, rationality and consensus regarding the impermissibility of Jaʽfari jurisprudence; In some cases, abortion is permissible according to some rules.