Islamic Bioethics: Infrastructure and Capacity Building



Bagheri A¹
Source: Islamic Bioethics: Current Issues and Challenges Published:2017

Abstract

A quarter of the world’s population are Muslims. For many Muslims either living in Muslim countries or in non-Muslim countries, religious law is a major factor in healthcare decision-making and has traditionally provided the foundation for policy development. Recently, in Islamic countries, bioethics, as an academic discipline, has been gaining more attention in medicine, law and Islamic jurisprudence. With the increasing interest in Islamic bioethics, many Islamic countries have developed programs to build capacity to deal with bioethical issues in the Islamic context. As a religious-based bioethics, Islamic bioethics collaborates closely with Islamic jurisprudence in ethical deliberations that guide human action, resolve ethical dilemmas, and make significant recommendations for healthcare providers, policy-makers as well as the public. This chapter describes existing bioethics resources as well as initiatives in developing Islamic bioethics capacity in Muslim societies. © 2018 by World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd.