Journal of Reproduction & Infertility

Journal of Reproduction & Infertility

Sex-Reassignment Rules in Shiite Jurisprudence

Authors
Fahimeh Kalbasi-Isfahani
Mohsen Deleer
Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Background: The "Sex-Reassignment Surgery" is a solution that besides behavioral therapy has been suggested to people suffering from gender identity disorders in recent years. In Iran, this trend has become more popular over the past years due to the inclination to reach to the goal rapidly with less effort and also the surgery has attracted many patients with the problem. Religious clerics have tried to determine the religious doctrines for this practice and as a result a group of them favor an absolute permission while others choose prohibition and some of them favor a middle path. The aim of this study was to determine the religious doctrines for Sex-Reassignment and legitimate treatment for GID. Methods: The research method was a library research based on which an investigation was done by analyzing the relevant books, jri_articles and dissertations. Primary documents of Islamic sources (Quran and tradition) along with scientific, medical and psychological materials were used in this research. Results: In this study, the survey shows that none of the reasons have the power to deliver a definitive and religious ruling on this issue because the validity of its reasons is related to the reality of "Sex-Reassignment". Conclusion: The results demonstrate that Sex-Reassignment is prohibited and it is not authorized. In case of urgency for doing the surgery, the gender of the person should not be changed.
Keywords
Gender
Gender identity disorders
sex
Reassignment Surgery
Transsexualism
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Journal of Reproduction & Infertility
Volume 17, Issue 3
Summer 2016
Pages 169-176