TY - BOOK AU - Al-Kawthari,Muhammad ibn Adam TI - Birth control & abortion in Islam SN - 9781933764009 AV - KBP3124 .A45 2006 U1 - 297.5/66 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Santa Barbara, Calif. PB - White Thread Press KW - Birth control (Islamic law) KW - Birth control KW - Religious aspects KW - Islam KW - Abortion (Islamic law) KW - fast N1 - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references (pages 71-74) and index; The purpose of marriage -- Islamic upbringing : an important parental responsibility -- Children : a source of mercy for the parents -- Birth control in Islamic law -- Irreversible contraception -- Islamic viewpoint on irreversible contraception -- Sterilization in compelling & dire situations -- Reversible contraception -- Islamic viewpoint on reversible contraception -- Conclusion from the four schools -- Practicing contraception for the fear of poverty -- Contraception due to being ashamed of conceiving a girl -- Contraception for the fashion of having small families -- Population control -- Two forms of reversible contraception -- The use of loop as a means of contraception -- Emergency contraception (morning-after pill) -- Selling contraceptives -- Disadvantages and harms of contraception -- Abortion -- Life is sacred -- The Islamic ruling and viewpoint on abortion -- When does the soul (ru?) enter the fetus? -- Ruling on abortion after 120 days (4 months) -- The situation of necessity (after 120 days) -- Ruling on abortion before 120 days (4 months) -- Conclusion from the four schools -- Abortion in cases of need and necessity (prior to 120 days) -- Excuses that affect the mother -- Excuses that affect the unborn child -- Abortion and adultery -- Abortion and rape -- The role of doctors and medical practitioners UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip068/2006003698.html ER -