Looking beneath the surface : medical ethics from Islamic and Western perspectives /

Looking beneath the surface : medical ethics from Islamic and Western perspectives /

Looking Beneath the Surface explores Arab-Islamic and Western perspectives on medical ethical issues: genetic research and treatment, abortion, organ donation, and palliative sedation and euthanasia. The contributions in this volume discuss the state of the (medical) art, the role of laws, counselin...

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Other Authors: Vroom, H. M., 1945-, Verdonk, Petra., Abdellah, Marzouk Aulad., Cornel, Martina C.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Amsterdam : Rodopi, 2013.

Series: Currents of Encounter 48.
Rodopi Religion, Theology and Philosophy Special E-Book Collection, 2007-2014, ISBN: 9789004357938.

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Medical ethics.
Medical ethics > Religious aspects > Islam.
Medical ethics > Religious aspects > Christianity.

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Call Number: R725.55 .L66 2013

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Looking Beneath the Surface: Commonalities and Differences between Islamic and Western Perspectives in Medical Ethics
  • The Sources of Islamic Ethics and Fiqh /
  • Marzouk Aulad Abdellah
  • Genetic Medicine: Facts and Moral Issues from a Western Perspective /
  • Martina C. Cornel
  • Can Facts about Genetic Research Play a Role in Moral Reasoning? : Muslim Perspectives /
  • Ahmed Ragaa A. Ragab and Gamal Serour
  • Genetic Testing and Counseling in the Case of Consanguinity: Facts, Ethical and Legal Consequences /
  • Pascal Borry , Marieke Teeuw and Martina C. Cornel
  • "Notre huile est dans notre farine" : An Exploration into the Meaning of Consanguinity in Northern Morocco against the Backdrop of the Medical Risk of Disabled Offspring /
  • Oka Storms and Edien Bartels
  • The Treatment of Embryos from an Islamic Perspective /
  • Ayman M. Nassar , Serag El Din Mansour and Gamal I. Serour
  • The Moral Status of the Human Embryo: Christian Perspectives and the Impact of New Technologies /
  • Egbert Schroten
  • Reflections on Termination of Pregnancy for Genetic or Non-Genetic Congenital Disorders /
  • Leo P. ten Kate
  • Treatment of the Embryo: Facts and Moral Questions /
  • Guido de Wert
  • Abortion: Medical and Moral Aspects in Islamic Perspectives /
  • Moustafa H. Hegab
  • Human Organ Transplantation /
  • Ahmed Ragai El-Gindi
  • Receiving a Donor Organ and Muslims in Europe: Theological and Intercultural Dimensions /
  • K. Schipper , M. Ghaly and T.A. Abma
  • Palliative Sedation: An Exploration from a Christian Ethical Point of View /
  • Theo A. Boer
  • Islamic Care Ethics between Law and Conscience /
  • Arslan Karagül
  • The Islamic Legal System vis-à-vis: Euthanasia and Organ Transplantation /
  • Mostafa Salem
  • The Right to Moral Independence and Its Meaning for Medical Issues /
  • Arend Soeteman
  • Observations and Comparisons /
  • Petra Verdonk and Hendrik M. Vroom
  • Index of Subjects
  • Index of Names
  • Contributors.