Jurisprudence of Medicine

This book is based on the author's doctoral dissertation, "Responses of Islamic Jurisprudence to Developments in Medical Sciences." It addresses some of the most pressing issues of the last four decades of the twentieth century. It explores in-depth a wide range of legal and ethical aspects of medical responsibility in the context of Islam, with a particular focus on euthanasia, contraception and termination of pregnancy, reproduction and cloning, and organ transplantation. What are the jurisprudential foundations that guide physicians in their daily work as they benefit from developments in medical science? Dr. Ahmed Abdel Aziz has provided the medical profession and jurists with what could be a valuable reference.