ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION: CONTEMPORARY SUNNI MUSLIM LEGAL AND ETHICAL PERSPECTIVES

The problems that organ transplantation poses to the Muslim mind may be summarized as follows: firstly, a muslim believes that whatever he owns or possesses has been given to him as an amānah (trust) from Alla¯h. Would it not be a breach of trust to give consent for the removal of parts of one'...

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Main Author: Ebrahim, Abul Fadl Mohsin (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 1995
In: Bioethics
Year: 1995, Volume: 9, Issue: 3, Pages: 291-302
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