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Homosexuals face jail under Russian plan
By Ben Aris in Moscow (Filed: 25/04/2002) A RUSSIAN parliamentarian with close links to the
Kremlin has proposed a law to make homosexuality illegal again.
Gennady Raikov, leader of the People's Deputies
grouping in the Duma, submitted a bill to make practicing homosexuals liable to
jail terms of between one and five years.
The law was co-authored by Dmitry Rogozin, Russia's
representative on the Council of Europe, the human rights organization.
Mr Raikov refused to confirm Russian press
speculation that President Putin had initiated the proposal. Diederik Lohman,
the director of Human Rights Watch in Russia, said: "If the law is passed it
would be barbaric."
Stalin first made sexual relations between men
illegal in 1933; lesbian relations have always been permitted.
The proposal will now be considered in the Duma
Council.
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24. What is the Islamic view on-
a. Dating and Premarital sex:
Islam does not approve of intimate mixing of the sexes, and forbids premarital or extramarital sex. Islam encourages marriage as a shield to such temptations and as a means of having mutual love, mercy and peace. b. Abortion:
Islam considers abortion as murder and does not permit it except to save the mother's life (Quran 17:23-31, 6:15 1). c. Homosexuality and AIDS:
Islam categorically opposes homosexuality and considers it a sin. However, Muslim physicians are advised to care for AIDS patients with compassion just as they would for other patients. d. Euthanasia and Suicide:
Islam is opposed to both suicide and euthanasia. Muslims do not believe in heroic measures to prolong the misery in a terminally ill patient. e. Organ transplantation:
Islam stresses upon saving lives (Quran 5:32); thus, transplantation in general would be considered permissible provided a donor consent is available. The sale of the organ is not allowed. While we were sleeping, the enemy came and sowed
weeds among the wheat.
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