An Overview of Contemporary Jurisprudence Regarding Ovary Transplant

Abstract

A human being is a unique creation of Allah Almighty. It is a combination of soul and body. Human beings also suffer from spiritual and physical ailments. The human body works like a machine. It comprises of different parts like the nose, eyes, brain, heart, feet, hands and many more. If a part of a machine does not work properly, the progress of the machine is affected. This is the condition of the human body too. The various organs of the human body also work like a machine’s parts. One of these organs is the ovary of a woman, which is a female reproductive organ. There are three major types of ovaries. Ovarian auto transplantation, ovarian allo transplantation, and ovarian iso transplantation. Shari'ah rulings of all these types of transplants have been overviewed in current fatwas. Auto transplantation of the ovary has been declared permissible while allo and iso transplantation of the ovary have been declared impermissible in all of the fatwas of different Shari'ah institutions. In the majority of fatwas, it has been said that ancestry would be affected by allo and isografts of ovary.