Science in Iran

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Iran looks to science as source of pride
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Egg dnation
Permitted
Reasoning: Accepting a donated egg is akin to having two wives, which is allowed in Islam

Sperm donation
Not permitted
Reasoning: Creats complications with inheritance and legitimacy of children

Embryo donation
Permitted
Reasoning: Analagous to adoption, which is allowed

Sorrogate motherhood
Permitted
Reasoning: Draws parallels to adoption and ploygamy

Cloning of animals
Permitted
Reasoning: Ther is nothing in religious law that would prohibit it

Cloning human embrryos
not permitted
Reasoning: Creating human being is blsphemy

Using emroys to harvest stem cells
Permitted
Reasoning: Destroying human emryo to harvest stem cells is allowed for reserch aimed at curing diseases, bacause fetus is not considered to have soul until it is 120 days old.

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