Contemporary Bioethics : Islamic Perspective. - Al-Bar, Mohammed Ali.; Chamsi-Pasha, Hassan (Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2015)
13 Organ Transplantation -- Definition -- Types of Transplant -- Historical Background -- Timeline of Successful Transplants -- World Activity in Transplantation -- Renal Transplantation in the Arab World -- Types of Organ Donors -- What Is ``Opt-in'' and ``Opt-Out'' Systems? -- Islamic Principles and Rules Related to Organ Transplantation -- Islamic Jurists Fatwas (Juridical Resolutions) Regarding Organ Transplantation -- Organ Donation Among Muslims in Europe -- Contemporary English Sunni E-Fatwas on Organ Donation -- Fatwas in Malaysia -- Organ Sale -- The Role of the Relatives in Postmortal Organ Procurement -- Public Media Campaigns -- References -- 14 Brain Death -- Introduction -- Definition of Death -- Brain Death: Medical Background -- Preconditions for the Diagnosis of Brain Death -- Islamic Views of Brain Death -- Controversies in Brain Death -- Conclusion -- References -- 15 End-of-Life Care -- Introduction -- Persistent Vegetative State -- The Case of Terri Schiavo -- Concepts Involving End-of-Life Care -- Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatments -- Do Not Resuscitate -- Palliative Care at End-of-Life -- End-of-Life Practices -- Advance Directives -- Euthanasia -- References -- Glossary.
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