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Mohd Noor, Nor Adila and Aripin, Mohd Ashraf and Jusoff, Kamaruzaman
(2010)
The detrimental crime of abortion: A comparative study between Malaysian law and common law.
Journal of Law and Conflict Resolution, 2 (3).
046-052.
ISSN 2006-9804
Abstract
Although procreation is considered as the most important function of marriage, millions of women use
some means of contraception and even resort to abortion. Medical reasons constitute only a small
proportion of the actual number of cases and the rest being for social and other reasons. Islam places
great value on human life. Any attempt to take it away in any stages is a heinous crime. This research
will discuss the different viewpoints of Islamic jurists regarding the legal position of abortion and its
punishment under Islamic criminal law. Besides that, this research will also make a comparison with
Malaysian and common laws. As a result, the writer found out that abortion should be prohibited as it is
a crime against human being and it can only be allowed where the fully trained medical doctor view that
the continuance of the pregnancy will endanger the life of the mother.
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| Item Type: |
Article
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| Subject: |
Abortion, Criminal |
| Subject: |
Abortion - Law and legislation - Malaysia |
| Subject: |
Abortion (Islamic law) |
| Divisions: |
Faculty of Forestry |
| Publisher: |
Academic Journals |
| Keywords: |
Detrimental; Crime of abortion; Comparative law; Islamic law; Common law |
| Depositing User: |
Norhazura Hamzah
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| Date Deposited: |
22 Jun 2012 03:46 |
| Last Modified: |
22 Oct 2015 00:06 |
| URI: |
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17050 |
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