Regulations Governing Sex Selection in Bangladesh: Implications of Islamic Law and Ethics
Sanwar Siraj, Yousuf Ali, Jahid Siraz Chowdhury, Kamrul Hasan · 2026
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Sanwar Siraj, Yousuf Ali, Jahid Siraz Chowdhury, and Kamrul Hasan published a 2026 paper on the rules for sex selection in Bangladesh and what Islamic law says about them. Choosing a baby's sex for medical reasons, such as blocking an inherited disorder, is widely accepted. Choosing for social reasons, like family balancing, is contested in many countries.
A Bangladesh high court recently ordered a ban on prenatal sex selection for nonmedical reasons. Health officials then drafted guidelines that bar clinics from disclosing fetal sex. The authors argue the guidelines should go further and ban all nonmedical sex selection outright. They ground that claim in Islamic law, which they read as reserving the sex of a child to God's will alone.
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| CREATOR | Sanwar Siraj, Yousuf Ali, Jahid Siraz Chowdhury, Kamrul Hasan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 54 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |