Islamic Medical Ethics in the Twentieth Century

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BRILL, 1993 - 147 Seiten
This book treats the most prominent issues in medical ethics in the twentieth century, such as abortion, artificial insemination, organ transplantation, euthanasia etc., as discussed by Muslim religious scholars, physicians and jurists. Despite the semi-equal spread of medical knowledge among the peoples of the world and the shared dilemmas brought about by modern medicine, Muslims tend to follow their own medical ethics, which agree ultimately with the basic requirements of Islamic religion and law.
 

Inhalt

Abortions
7
Artificial Insemination
19
Organ Transplant
28
Cosmetic and Sex Change Surgeries
44
Medical Aspects of Islamic Worship
50
DoctorPatient Relations
62
Postmortem Examinations
72
Circumcision
84
EuthanasiaMercy Killing
94
AIDS
100
Summary
141
Newspapers and Periodicals 148
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Autoren-Profil (1993)

Vardit Rispler-Chaim, Ph.D. (1985) in Islamic Studies, University of California at Berkeley, is a lecturer in the department of Arabic at the University of Haifa, Israel. Her publications deal with Islamic medical ethics, human rights and the adaptation of Islamic law to the modern era.

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