Western and Islamic bioethics: How close is the gap?

The relation between Islam and medicine has been described as intimate. Muslims are expected to be moderate and balanced in all matters, including health. Islamic law is based on a complete system of morality that can provide a moral context in medicine from a legal perspective. Islamic teaching is...

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Autores principales:	Hassan Chamsi-Pasha, Mohammed Ali Albar
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Publicado:	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2013
Materias:	bioethics ethics islam principles western Medicine R
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/cff21d4271c74cf9bbeaed8eb449afaa
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:cff21d4271c74cf9bbeaed8eb449afaa2021-12-02T17:59:10ZWestern and Islamic bioethics: How close is the gap?2231-07702249-446410.4103/2231-0770.112788https://doaj.org/article/cff21d4271c74cf9bbeaed8eb449afaa2013-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2231-0770.112788https://doaj.org/toc/2231-0770https://doaj.org/toc/2249-4464The relation between Islam and medicine has been described as intimate. Muslims are expected to be moderate and balanced in all matters, including health. Islamic law is based on a complete system of morality that can provide a moral context in medicine from a legal perspective. Islamic teaching is also very flexible and adaptable to many new and novel situations. Islamic Ethics also upholds "the four principles" of biomedical ethics proposed by Beauchamp and Childress. Several authors claim that the roots of these principles are clearly identifiable in Islamic teachings. However, there are some differences in the applications of these principles. This article shed light on the roots of the four principles in Islamic teachings and elaborates on the differences between Islamic and contemporary western bioethics.Hassan Chamsi-PashaMohammed Ali AlbarThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.articlebioethicsethicsislamprincipleswesternMedicineRENAvicenna Journal of Medicine, Vol 03, Iss 01, Pp 8-14 (2013)
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description	The relation between Islam and medicine has been described as intimate. Muslims are expected to be moderate and balanced in all matters, including health. Islamic law is based on a complete system of morality that can provide a moral context in medicine from a legal perspective. Islamic teaching is also very flexible and adaptable to many new and novel situations. Islamic Ethics also upholds "the four principles" of biomedical ethics proposed by Beauchamp and Childress. Several authors claim that the roots of these principles are clearly identifiable in Islamic teachings. However, there are some differences in the applications of these principles. This article shed light on the roots of the four principles in Islamic teachings and elaborates on the differences between Islamic and contemporary western bioethics.
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Western and Islamic bioethics: How close is the gap?

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