After international protests , Iran issued a statement saying a woman would not be stoned to death . Mehrangiz Kar , Azadeh Pourzand say others have suffered the horrific punishment . They say Islamic religious scholars defend practice as a divine right . In other words , fundamentalist rulers of Iran have claimed as their own , the inherent right of a woman to her body . Co - authors : We should give priority to opposing human rights abuses by Iran .
After international protests , Iran issued a statement saying a woman would not be stoned to death . Mehrangiz Kar , Azadeh Pourzand say others have suffered the horrific punishment . They say Islamic religious scholars defend practice as a divine right . Co - authors : We should give priority to opposing human rights abuses by Iran .