Islamic Bioethics: Problems and Perspectives

1. INTRODUCTION TO MUSLIM LAW. 1.1 THE ORIGINS. 1.2 THE PRESENT. 1.3 CONCLUSION.2. FEATURES OF ISLAMIC BIOETHICS. 2.1 THE VALUE OF THE DIFFERENT POSITIONS. 2.2 THE PROBLEMS OF ETHICAL PLURALISM. 2.3 ALGERIA, TUNISIA, PAKISTAN AND IRAN. 2.4 THE DEPENDENCE ON MUSLIM LAW. 2.5 THE POLITICAL DIMENSION OF ISLAMIC BIOETHICS. 2.6 THE PRINCIPLES OF BIOETHICS. 2.7 CULTURAL SENSIBILITIES AND MEDICAL ETHICS. 2.8 BIOETHICS AND SOCIETY. 2.9 BIOETHICS AND APOLOGETICS. 2.10 BIOETHICS AND MUSLIM COUNTRIES. 2.11 CONCLUSION. 3. ASPECTS OF ISLAMIC MEDICAL ETHICS. 3.1 INTRODUCTION. 3.2 PRINCIPLES AND CHARACTERISTICS. 3.3 THE DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP. 3.4 MEN AND WOMEN. 3.5 AUTONOMY AND CONSENT OF THE PATIENT. 3.6 SAUDI ARABIA, LIBYA, TUNISIA, ALGERIA. 3.7 THE PROBLEM OF PENAL MUTILATION. 3.8.1 Muslim Law in the penal context. 3.8.2 Muslim Law and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 3.9 DOCTORS AND PENAL MUTILATION. 3.10 CONCLUSION. 4. CONTRACEPTION AND POPULATION CONTROL. 4.1 SOME CLASSIC FORMULATIONS. 4.2 THE CONTEMPORARY DEBATE: THE PRO-CONTRACEPTION JURISTS. 4.3 STERILISATION. 4.4 THE OPPONENTS OF CONTRACEPTION. 4.5 THE SOCIO-POLITICAL CONTEXT. 4.6 THE CASE OF IRAN. 4.7 CONCLUSION. 5. ABORTION. 5.1 INTRODUCTION. 5.2 THE SOURCES OF TRADITION. 5.3 BEFORE ENSOULMENT. 5.4 AFTER ENSOULMENT. 5.5 THE PENAL SYSTEM. 5.6 THE DURATION OF PREGNANCY. 5.7 THREE BIOETHICAL PROBLEMS. 5.8 THE DEBATE AND CONTEMPORARY OPINIONS. 5.9 RAPE, ADULTERY AND FORNICATION. 5.10 LEGISLATION IN SOME COUNTRIES. 5.11 ABORTION AND THE DEFENCE OF HONOUR. 5.12 CONCLUSION. 6. ASSISTED PROCREATION. 6.1 INTRODUCTION. 6.2 LEGAL ADOPTION. 6.3 JURIDICAL-RELIGIOUS FORMULATIONS. 6.4 OPINIONS IN SHI'ITE ISLAM. 6.5 PROBLEMS RELATIVE TO THE EMBRYO. 6.6 SOCIETY AND LEGISLATION. 6.7 CONCLUSION. 7.THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORGAN TRANSPLANTS. 7.1 ETHICAL-JURIDICAL PRINCIPLES. 7.2 SOME FEATURES OF THE DEBATE 7.3 TRANSPLANTS FROM LIVING DONORS. 7.4 TRANSPLANTS FROM CORPSES. 7.5 THE DEBATE ON THE CRITERIA OF DEATH. 7.6 THE ORGAN

From the reviews:"'Islamic Bioethics' is based on Atighetchis Italian book 'Islam, musulmani e bioetica' (Roma: Amando, 2002) but it is considerably enlarged and enriched by additional details. ... is not just an overview of Islamic bioethics but also of Atighetchi's work. ... 'Islamic Bioethics' is an introduction for a broad audience ... . is a valuable introduction to Islamic bioethics and gives a detailed overview not only on the major issues in Islamic bioethics but also on several minor issues." (Nils Fischer, Journal of International Biotechnology Law, Vol. 5 (4), 2008)