Medical Issues: Is Dissecting Aborted Foetuses for Medical Education and Research Permissible?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Medical Issues: Is Dissecting Aborted Foetuses for Medical Education and Research Permissible?

English:

Question #1275:

What is the ruling in the matter of carrying out anatomical dissection for histological research on the body of an aborted baby, of any age, noting that the subject of dissection is very important in the curriculum of the school of medicine?

Answer #1275:

It is permissible to dissect the body of an aborted fetus if saving a respectful life, achieving new medical information necessary for the society, or getting more information about certain diseases that threaten life depends on it. However, where possible, one should not make use of a Muslim dead fetus which had gained a soul.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Medical Issues