: Saudi Doctors Perform World’s First Womb Transplant

The world’s first human womb transplant has taken place on a 26-year-old woman in Saudi Arabia. The transplanted human uterus produced two menstrual periods before it failed after three months and had to be removed. The experiment showed a womb transplant is technically achievable — and was immediately hailed as a breakthrough bringing hope to tens of thousands of childless couples whose only chance of a baby at the moment is through surrogacy, which is not acceptable to Muslims on religious grounds. However, the idea of non-vital transplants is still ethically unclear in the West. Some say the quality of life is worth the risks while others disagree.

Shahed Amanullah is editor-in-chief of altmuslim.com.