Islamic bioethics: key principles and approaches

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Title

Islamic bioethics: key principles and approaches

Author

Erkoc, Tuba
France-Nuriddin, Roxie

Publisher

Kennedy Institute of Ethics

Language

English

Publication Date

20141114

Abstract

In this talk, Tuba Erkoc and Roxie France-Nuriddin offer an introduction to the field of Islamic bioethics, as well as a brief overview of the Islamic Medical and Scientific Ethics Database at Georgetown.
Tuba Erkoc is a visiting researcher at Georgetown University and a PhD student and a research assistant in Islamic Law at Marmara University. She is a member of group which focuses on medicine and ethics in Istanbul. Tuba's interests span both classical and modern Islamic thought with a special focus on Islamic law, ethics, bioethics, and theology. Her dissertation is on the Islamic perspective on euthanasia.
Roxie France-Nuriddin is Reference & Program Specialist at the Kennedy Institute’s Bioethics Research Library, and Collection Curator for English language resources for the Islamic Medical and Scientific Ethics collection and database, a joint project of the Bioethics Research Library and the Georgetown School of Foreign Service Library in Qatar.

Notes

audio

Primary Classification

20.5.1

Secondary Classification

20.5.1; 1.2

Primary keywords

euthanasia [pri]; Islamic ethics[pri]

Secondary keywords

law; medicine; theology

Subject

United States: Washington, DC

Subject

Marmara University

Subject

Islamic bioethics

Note

Copyright Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University. All rights reserved

Primary Document Type

a

Series

Big Ideas in Bioethics; 10

Collection

Citation

“Islamic bioethics: key principles and approaches,” Islamic Medical & Scientific Ethics, accessed January 17, 2025, https://imse.ibp.georgetown.domains/items/show/38034.