Abstract
Issues related to abortion constitute an important debate in medical ethics. In Iran and other Islamic states, abortion is discussed from an Islamic perspective, but the legalisation of abortion varies in different Islamic countries. For years, Iran did not legalise induced abortion but permitted it under certain conditions. The Iranian parliament ratified the Therapeutic Abortion Act on June 21, 2005. The new law, which allows abortion under a wider set of guidelines, will promote women’s reproductive health Abortion is an emotive subject. For decades, it has raised a variety of issues, some of them arising out of different religious beliefs. The philosophical concept of personhood, the question of when life begins, and the rights of the foetus and the mother have often been debated.
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