Sections

• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• I. Introductory Chapters
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Sources of Common Principles of Morality and Ethics in Islam
  • 3. The Origins of Islamic Morality and Ethics
  • 4. Virtue Ethics and Moral Character Related to Medical Profession
  • 5. Regulation of Medical Profession and Medical Research
• II. The Four Principles of Biomedical Ethics with an Islamic Perspective
  • 6. Autonomy
  • 7. Nonmaleficence
  • 8. Beneficence
  • 9. Justice: The Lost Value
• III. Selected Topics
  • 10. Abortion
  • 11. Assisted Reproductive Technology: Islamic Perspective
  • 12. Ethical Issues in Genetics (Premarital Counseling, Genetic Testing, Genetic Engineering, Cloning and Stem Cell Therapy, DNA Fingerprinting)
  • 13. Organ Transplantation
  • 14. Brain Death
  • 15. End-of-Life Care
• Glossary