The permissibility of organ donation, end-of-life care, and autopsy in Shiite Islam

Dublin Core

Title

The permissibility of organ donation, end-of-life care, and autopsy in Shiite Islam

Author

Jaffer, Iqbal H.
Alibhai, Shabbir M.H.

Publisher

2008/00/00

Language

English

Publication Date

20080000

Primary Classification

20.1

Secondary Classification

20.1;1.2;19.5;20.2.1;20.3.1;20.5.1

Primary keywords

autopsies--[pri];brain death--[pri];Islamic ethics--[pri];Muslims--[pri];organ donation--[pri]

Secondary keywords

allowing to die;artificial feeding;attitudes to death;bioethical issues;biomedical research;cadavers;case studies;decision making;interviews;modern Muslim religious scholars;palliative care;prolongation of life;resuscitation orders;sharia;value of life;Western world;withholding treatment

Subject

Shiites--[pri]

Subject

North America;Toronto

Journal Article

Brockopp, Jonathan E.; Eich, Thomas, eds. Muslim Medical Ethics: From Theory to Practice. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 2008: 167-181

Primary Document Type

c

Call Number

R725.59 .M87 2008

Subject Captions

e

Series

Studies in comparative religion series

Bibliography

13 fn.

ISBN

9781570037535

Collection

IMSE Database

Citation

“The permissibility of organ donation, end-of-life care, and autopsy in Shiite Islam,” Islamic Medical & Scientific Ethics, accessed October 3, 2024, http://imse.ibp.georgetown.domains/items/show/34286.