School of Medical & Life Sciences, Sunway University, Subang Jaya, Malaysia.
Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia. No. 2, Langgak Tunku Off Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
New Bioeth. 2022 Jun;28(2):116-126. doi: 10.1080/20502877.2022.2063576. Epub 2022 Apr 28.
Elective egg freezing (oocyte cryopreservation) for fertility preservation - commonly referred to as social egg freezing or non-medical egg freezing, will be permitted in Singapore from 2023. There is a need for clear religious directives on social egg freezing for the minority Muslim population in Singapore, due to conflicting on this medical procedure that were issued in different Islamic countries, in particular Egypt and Malaysia. Although social egg freezing would be beneficial for the fertility preservation of many single Muslim women who are unable to start a family due to various personal circumstances, there are also various potential risks and harms of this medical procedure at the individual and societal level. Hence, based on , by which preventing harm takes precedence over securing benefit in medical treatment (), it is posited that social egg freezing should be classified as Makruh, which is permissible but discouraged in Islam.
新加坡将于 2023 年开始允许选择进行卵子冷冻（卵母细胞冷冻保存）以保存生育能力，通常被称为社会卵子冷冻或非医疗性卵子冷冻。鉴于不同的伊斯兰国家，特别是埃及和马来西亚对这一医疗程序发布了相互矛盾的规定，新加坡的少数穆斯林群体需要对社会卵子冷冻有明确的宗教指令。虽然社会卵子冷冻对于许多由于各种个人情况而无法组建家庭的单身穆斯林妇女的生育能力保存有好处，但这一医疗程序在个人和社会层面也存在各种潜在的风险和危害。因此，根据在医疗中，预防伤害优先于确保获益（），可以假定社会卵子冷冻应被归类为 Makruh，在伊斯兰教中，这是被允许但不鼓励的行为。
