Looking beneath the surface : : medical ethics from Islamic and Western perspectives / / edited by Hendrik M. Vroom [and three others].

• Superior document: Currents of encounter : studies on the contact between Christianity and other religions, beliefs, and cultures ; volume 48
• TeilnehmendeR: Vroom, Hendrik M.
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam : : Rodopi,, 2013.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Currents of encounter ; v. 48.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (330 pages).
• Notes: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Other title: Preliminary Material --; Looking Beneath the Surface: Commonalities and Differences between Islamic and Western Perspectives in Medical Ethics --; The Sources of Islamic Ethics and Fiqh /; Genetic Medicine: Facts and Moral Issues from a Western Perspective /; Can Facts about Genetic Research Play a Role in Moral Reasoning? : Muslim Perspectives /; Genetic Testing and Counseling in the Case of Consanguinity: Facts, Ethical and Legal Consequences /; “Notre huile est dans notre farine” : An Exploration into the Meaning of Consanguinity in Northern Morocco against the Backdrop of the Medical Risk of Disabled Offspring /; The Treatment of Embryos from an Islamic Perspective /; The Moral Status of the Human Embryo: Christian Perspectives and the Impact of New Technologies /; Reflections on Termination of Pregnancy for Genetic or Non-Genetic Congenital Disorders /; Treatment of the Embryo: Facts and Moral Questions /; Abortion: Medical and Moral Aspects in Islamic Perspectives /; Human Organ Transplantation /; Receiving a Donor Organ and Muslims in Europe: Theological and Intercultural Dimensions /; Palliative Sedation: An Exploration from a Christian Ethical Point of View /; Islamic Care Ethics between Law and Conscience /; The Islamic Legal System vis-à-vis: Euthanasia and Organ Transplantation /; The Right to Moral Independence and Its Meaning for Medical Issues /; Observations and Comparisons /; Index of Subjects --; Index of Names --; Contributors.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• ISBN: 9401209839
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Hendrik M. Vroom [and three others].

Looking Beneath the Surface explores Arab-Islamic and Western perspectives on medical ethical issues: genetic research and treatment, abortion, organ donation, and palliative sedation and euthanasia. The contributions in this volume discuss the state of the (medical) art, the role of laws, counseling, and spiritual counseling in the decision-making process. The different approaches to the ethical issues, ways of moral reasoning, become clear in these contributions, especially the role of tradition for Islam and the importance of autonomy for the West. Beneath the differences, however, the reader will also discover common values, such as the role of dignity and the value of life, and similar practices. Some of the main differences are sociocultural in nature, rather than religious as such. Well-known experts in the fields of medicine and ethics have contributed to this volume from different religious and secular backgrounds. The book offers a carefully written introduction and final chapter on intercultural comparisons. Looking Beneath the Surface is more than a collection of writings on issues in medical ethics: it helps the reader to compare different paradigms of accountability and moral reasoning.