Is it permissible for a woman to handle the semen of other men in her work at an IVF laboratory, given the availability of alternatives and the fact that it is more rewarding?
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Semen itself is not considered 'awrah (private parts) that a woman is forbidden from seeing. Therefore, there is no objection to a wife working in the field of artificial insemination, provided it is free from unlawful prohibitions such as blameworthy mixing (of genders) and private seclusion with non- men, while also observing the -compliant regulations regarding permissible and forbidden forms of artificial insemination.
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