Opinions on the Legitimacy of Brain Death Among Sunni and Shi’a Scholars
The concept of brain death poses a great challenge to clinicians who may be required to bridge the interface of culture, religion, law, and medicine. This review discusses and applies Islamic jurisprudence to the question of whether brain death is accepted as true death under Islamic law. Among the...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
[2016]
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Journal of religion and health
Year: 2016, Volume: 55, Issue: 2, Pages: 394-402 |
Further subjects: | B
Brain Death
B end of life B Islam B Death B Medical Ethics |
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