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The Abortion Debate: A Muslim Social Media Roundup

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With the abortion debate once again sweeping headlines across America – and the Internet – the Muslim community, both online and offline, has also found itself mired in confusion. What does Islam actually say about abortion? Can Muslims be “pro-choice” when it comes to the law of the land? The Muslim Internet has many opinions to share, with a wide variety of perspectives.

We will be sharing some of these perspectives below, as well as providing links to some scholarly resources on the topic.

 – A Muslim Doctor Weighs In

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 – A Cautionary Take

 – A Call to Nuanced Reflection

 – Islamophobic Tropes in Abortion Discourse

 – Scholarly Perspectives

 Islamic Resources About Abortion:

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3 Comments

3 Comments

  1. Spirituality

    May 6, 2022 at 1:12 PM

    As Salamu Alaikum,

    I’m not sure what the purpose of this article was. Its not clear why the posters (except the scholars at the bottom) were chosen. Was it simply to show that Muslims are all over the place regarding abortion?

    Summarizing the various scholarly Islamic positions would have been more helpful. There are already a number of MuslmMatters articles on abortion – some of them are excellent, some not so – a summary of these would do the job and provide Muslims more insight than a brief roundup of social media.

  2. Spirituality

    May 6, 2022 at 1:20 PM

    Apologies, I do see some links at the bottom. Jazak Allahu Khayran. Still, a summary would be nice!

  3. Yusuf Ravat

    May 19, 2022 at 6:55 PM

    Abortion is a symptom, The root is Sex before marriage. There are more heterosexual acts of sin then LGBT, but we do not bring up casual sex as much as other issues. We believe in the Day of Judgement and its signs, All Abrahamic faiths do. Moral decay and its ensuing tests is and are daily tests from Allah. There is no compulsion in religion. Pro-active shaming and guilt tripping is not good character, but when a moral issue is brought up, the truth which maybe uncomfortable is desirable and admirable to speak.

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