BOOK
Islamic Bioethics: Current Issues And Challenges
Bagheri Alireza | Al-ali Khalid Abdulla
(2017)
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Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contents | v | ||
| Contributors | vii | ||
| Preface | xi | ||
| Chapter One Islamic Ethics: Sources, Methodology\rand Application | 1 | ||
| Introduction | 2 | ||
| The Structure of Ethical Notions | 6 | ||
| Typology of Sciences | 8 | ||
| Law and Jurisprudence (Fiqh) and the Sources | 10 | ||
| Legal Tools and Ethics | 11 | ||
| Fiqh and Sharî’a | 12 | ||
| Applied Ethics | 14 | ||
| Conclusion | 18 | ||
| Notes | 19 | ||
| References | 20 | ||
| Chapter Two Islamic Bioethics: Infrastructure and Capacity\rBuilding | 23 | ||
| Introduction: Religious-Based Bioethics | 23 | ||
| Juridical Support to Deal with Newly-Emerging Issues | 25 | ||
| Islamic Bioethics: Infrastructure and Institutions | 26 | ||
| Capacity Building in Islamic Bioethics | 29 | ||
| Conclusion | 30 | ||
| References | 31 | ||
| Chapter Three What Islamic Bioethics Offers to Global Bioethics | 33 | ||
| Introduction | 33 | ||
| Bioethics and Religion | 35 | ||
| Existing collaboration between Islamic jurists,\rphysicians and scientists | 36 | ||
| Flexibility of Islamic bioethics | 36 | ||
| The complexity of the relation between ethics, law and fiqh | 36 | ||
| The Global Significance of Islamic Bioethics | 37 | ||
| Alastair Campbell | 37 | ||
| Religion and ethics | 38 | ||
| Faith, law and ethics | 39 | ||
| Global significance | 39 | ||
| Global Significance of Islamic Bioethics: A Roman\rCatholic Perspective | 40 | ||
| Carol Taylor | 40 | ||
| Islamic Bioethics and What It Brings to Global Bioethics | 44 | ||
| James Rusthoven | 44 | ||
| Global Significance of Islamic Bioethics: A Jewish\rPerspective | 47 | ||
| Jonathan Crane | 47 | ||
| What Islamic Bioethics Can Offer to Global Bioethics | 49 | ||
| Abdallah Daar | 49 | ||
| References | 54 | ||
| Chapter Four Gender and Sexuality in Islamic Bioethics | 57 | ||
| Gender and Authority in Islamic Bioethics | 57 | ||
| Beyond Fiqh in Islamic Bioethics | 64 | ||
| What “The Sleeping Child” Tells Us About the Priorities\rand Values of Islamic Ethics | 66 | ||
| Shifting Notions of Nasab and Its Importance\rfor Discussions about Fertility | 72 | ||
| Sexuality and Gender Identity | 76 | ||
| Conclusion | 79 | ||
| Notes | 80 | ||
| References | 81 | ||
| Chapter Five The Physician-Patient Relationship in an Islamic Context | 85 | ||
| Introduction | 85 | ||
| The Physician’s Responsibilities in Islam | 87 | ||
| The Role of Family in Islamic Societies | 90 | ||
| Communication and Informed Consent | 91 | ||
| Cross-Gender Considerations in the Physician–Patient\rRelationship | 94 | ||
| Confidentiality in Physician–Patient Relationships | 97 | ||
| Disclosure and Breaking Bad News in Physician–Patient\rRelationships | 100 | ||
| Conclusion | 102 | ||
| References | 103 | ||
| Chapter Six Islamic Perspective on Brain Death and Organ Transplantation | 107 | ||
| Introduction | 108 | ||
| Brain Death | 110 | ||
| Insights on the Moment of Death | 113 | ||
| Retrieving Organs from Brain Dead Patients | 115 | ||
| Deliberations of Muslim Scholars Against Organ\rTransplantation | 116 | ||
| Justifications for Organ Transplantation | 119 | ||
| The Prohibition of Sale of Organs in Islam | 121 | ||
| Procurement of Organs from Non-Muslims | 122 | ||
| Islamic Juridical Resolutions on Organ Transplantation | 122 | ||
| Inclusion of Organ Transplantation in a Will | 124 | ||
| Conclusion | 127 | ||
| References | 128 | ||
| Chapter Seven An Ethical Account of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research in the Islamic World | 133 | ||
| Introduction | 133 | ||
| The Islamic Concept of “Human Beings” and Health | 134 | ||
| The Moral Status of the Embryo | 135 | ||
| Ethical Assessment of Embryonic Stem Cell Research | 138 | ||
| Embryonic Stem Cell Research in Selected\rMuslim Countries | 140 | ||
| Debates on Embryonic Stem Cell Research: Some\rReflections | 149 | ||
| Moral assessment of the utility of stem cell research | 150 | ||
| Moral assessment of embryo’s ensoulment | 150 | ||
| Normative implications of ensoulment | 151 | ||
| Plurality of opinions and the limits of casuistic arguments | 152 | ||
| Perceptions of modern science and technology | 153 | ||
| Just allocation of medical resources | 153 | ||
| Conclusions | 154 | ||
| References | 155 | ||
| Chapter Eight Environmental Ethics in Islam | 161 | ||
| Introduction: Status of Environment in Islam | 162 | ||
| Islamic Worldview on the Environment | 163 | ||
| Worldviews on the Environment | 166 | ||
| Man-centered worldview | 166 | ||
| Life-centered worldview: working with the planet | 167 | ||
| Islamic Principles of Environmental Ethics | 168 | ||
| Unity (tawhid) | 169 | ||
| Vicegerency (khalifah) | 170 | ||
| Servanthood (ubudiyyah) | 171 | ||
| Balance (mizan) | 172 | ||
| Nature (fitrah) | 172 | ||
| Trust and human accountability (amanah) | 173 | ||
| Islamic Measures and Recommendations\rto Protect the Environment | 175 | ||
| Protection of animals and plants | 175 | ||
| Saving land, water and air | 176 | ||
| Protection of other natural resources | 177 | ||
| Islam and Environment: Going Green through Religion | 177 | ||
| Conclusion | 179 | ||
| Notes | 180 | ||
| References | 180 | ||
| Chapter Nine Animal Rights in Islam: The Use of Animals for Medical Research | 183 | ||
| Introduction | 184 | ||
| The Status of Animals in Islamic Context | 184 | ||
| Animal Rights in Islam | 185 | ||
| Limitations in Using Animals | 189 | ||
| Using Animals in Research: National Ethical Guidelines\rin Islamic Countries | 190 | ||
| Conclusion | 192 | ||
| References | 193 | ||
| Chapter Ten Biomedical Research Ethics in the Islamic Context: Reflections on and Challenges\rfor Islamic Bioethics | 197 | ||
| Introduction | 198 | ||
| Why study the role of Islam on biomedical research ethics? | 198 | ||
| An Overview of Biomedical Research Ethics | 200 | ||
| Biomedical Research Ethics: An Omission\rWithin Islamic Bioethics | 202 | ||
| A focus on autonomy and the “four principles” within Islamic bioethics | 203 | ||
| Biomedical Research Ethics in the Islamic Context:\rThe Status and Role of Female Participants | 206 | ||
| The role and status of female participants in research: What we learn from empirical data | 207 | ||
| The concepts of wilayah and qiwamah in the context\rof research | 211 | ||
| Challenges in Research on Intimate and Domestic Partner\rViolence | 215 | ||
| Conclusions | 221 | ||
| Notes | 222 | ||
| References | 223 | ||
| Chapter Eleven Challenges in Islamic Bioethics | 229 | ||
| Introduction | 229 | ||
| Islamic Bioethics: Concept and Methodology | 231 | ||
| Challenges in Islamic Bioethics | 232 | ||
| The relationship between ethics, law, and fatwa | 232 | ||
| The issue of principlism in Islamic bioethics | 233 | ||
| Diversity among Islamic jurisprudence | 234 | ||
| Bioethics teaching and curricula in medical schools | 235 | ||
| The lack of public awareness and participation | 236 | ||
| Multiculturalism and global awareness\rabout Islamic bioethics | 237 | ||
| Misunderstandings about some Islamic traditions and rules | 238 | ||
| Human rights in Islamic bioethics | 239 | ||
| Conclusion | 240 | ||
| References | 240 | ||
| Index | 243 | ||
| About the Editors | 251 |