Contemporary Primary Sources :: Fatwās - Contemporary :: 19 Rajab 1399 / 13 June 1979

Indonesian Council of Ulama Fatwa on Vasectomies and Tubectomies

Komisi Fatwa Majelis Ulama Indonesia, Posted by Daniel Peterson, 12 February 2016

This fatwa forbids vasectomies and tubectomies on the grounds that:

  1. sterilisation is forbidden under Islam;
  2. vasectomies and tubectomies are a form of sterilisation; and
  3. it has not yet been proven in Indonesia that a vasectomy or tubectomy can be reversed.
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  • Author(s):K.H. M. Syukri Ghozali, Musytari Yusuf
  • Title:Fatwa Majelis Ulama Indonesia tentang Vasectomi dan Tubectomi
  • City of Publication:Jakarta
  • Publisher:Majelis Ulama Indonesia
  • Year:1399 / 1979
  • Source:Majelis Ulama Indonesia
  • Permission Granted By:Majelis Ulama Indonesia
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