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.