Bioethics Flashcards
Bioethics definition
Bioethics is the philosophical study of the ethical controversies brought about by advances in biology and medicine
(Qur’an 5:32)
“if anyone killed a person, it would be as if he had killed all man kind, and if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all mankind”
Qur’an 17:31
“kill not your children for fear of want, we shall provide for them as well as for you, surely the killing of them is a great sin”
sura 17:33
“nor take life, which Allah has made sacred, except for just cause”
Shahada
“there is no God but Allah and Muhamad is his prophet”
Hadith organ transplantation
“breaking a dead man’s bone is like breaking it when he is alive”
Hadith abortion
“every one of you is collected in the womb of his mother for the first 40 days, and then he becomes a clot for another 40 days, then Allah sends an angel to breathe the soul into his body”
lesser of two evils theory
the needs of the living outweigh the needs of the dead
hadith medicine encouragment
“and He has appointed a cure for every disease, so treat yourselves medically, but use nothing unlawful”
Living religious tradition
Islam is a living religious tradition as it had continuous everyday relevance in the lives of its adherents.
