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ISLAMIC BIOETHICS: PROBLEMS AND PERSPECTIVES
Islamic Bioethics: Problems and Perspectives
DARIUSCH ATIGHETCHI Second University, Naples, Italy
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To BIANCA, my mother
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Note...................................................................................................... Acknowledgements ...............................................................................
xi xiii
1
INTRODUCTION TO MUSLIM LAW ................................................. The Origins .............................................................................................. The Present............................................................................................... Conclusion ...............................................................................................
1 1 7 9
2
FEATURES OF ISLAMIC BIOETHICS ................................................ The Value of the Different Positions ........................................................ The Problems of Ethical Pluralism .......................................................... Algeria, Tunisia, Pakistan And Iran ......................................................... The Dependence on Muslim Law ............................................................ The Political Dimension of Islamic Bioethics ......................................... The Principles of Bioethics ...................................................................... Cultural Sensibilities and Medical Ethics ................................................ Bioethics and Society............................................................................... Bioethics and Apologetics ....................................................................... Bioethics and Muslim Countries.............................................................. Conclusion ...............................................................................................
13 13 14 16 18 19 21 23 26 28 28 28
3
SOME ASPECTS OF MEDICAL ETHICS ............................................ Introduction .............................................................................................. Principles and Characteristics .................................................................. The Doctor–Patient Relationship ............................................................. Men and Women ...................................................................................... Autonomy and Consent of the Patient ..................................................... Saudi Arabia, Libya, Tunisia,