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America Abroad- Bioethics in Islam

Abortion. Right to die. Stem cell research. How do Muslims around the world approach modern bioethical dilemmas? This episode, we'll learn why some transgender Muslims are traveling to Bangkok for gender reassignment surgery. How Egypt became an international hub in the black market organ trade. And why a Muslim chaplain in Toronto advised a patient to end his own life support. Plus, how Muslim clerics work with doctors to decide cases involving in vitro fertilization, stem cell therapy, and abortion.