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Second: Ruling on Artificial Insemination1. The need of married woman who cannot conceive as well asthe need of her husband for child is a legitimate purpose thatpermits her treatment through one of the permissible methodsof artificial insemination.2. The first method (in which male sperm is taken from marriedman then injected into the uterus of his wife through internalinsemination) is a method that is permissible in the IslamicShari’ah with the above-mentioned general conditions and afterit is confirmed that the woman needs this operation in order toconceive.3. The third method (in which sperm and ovum are taken from amarried couple, and their insemination takes place externally ina test-tube, then the zygote is planted in the uterus of the wife,owner of the ovum.) is in principle acceptable in the Shari’ahview, however it is not secure at all due to doubts andcomplications which surround the whole operation, so thismethod should not be resorted to, unless there are cases ofextreme necessity and after the above-mentioned generalconditions are met.4. The seventh method (in which the sperm and ovum are takenfrom the couple, and after their insemination in the testcontainer,the zygote is planted in uterus of the other wife ofsame husband whereas she volunteers out of her own choicefor this pregnancy on behalf of her co-wife, whose uterus issurgically removed) seemed to be permissible to the Council, ifit is really needed and the above-mentioned general conditionsare met.5. In the three permissible cases, the Council decides that thelineage of the born child would belong to the couple, who arethe source of sperm and ovum. The inheritance and other rights194