The principle of autonomy as related to personal decision making concerning health and research from an 'Islamic Viewpoint'

Informed consent is now accepted as a cornerstone of medical practice. It is a derivative of the four fundamental principles of medical ethics, which are patient autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, and justice. Islam upholds the underlying virtue of these four basic principles, but diversity ari...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf, Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi, Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah, Leman, Wan Ishlah, Akter, Seikh Farid Uddin, Omar , Ahmad Marzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Islamic Medical Association of North America 2011
Subjects:
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/2015/2/Autonomy_6396-29049-1-PB.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/2015/
http://jima.imana.org/
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
Language: English
id my.iium.irep.2015
record_format dspace
spelling my.iium.irep.20152014-07-10T04:22:15Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/2015/ The principle of autonomy as related to personal decision making concerning health and research from an 'Islamic Viewpoint' Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah Leman, Wan Ishlah Akter, Seikh Farid Uddin Omar , Ahmad Marzuki RA1001 Forensic Medicine. Medical jurisprudence. Legal medicine Informed consent is now accepted as a cornerstone of medical practice. It is a derivative of the four fundamental principles of medical ethics, which are patient autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, and justice. Islam upholds the underlying virtue of these four basic principles, but diversity arises in their interpretation and practical applications. In the World Health Report 2000, the World Health Organization opined that the expectation for autonomy was “universal,” while acknowledging cultural differences in its interpretation and implementation. The concept of autonomy applies well in securing the rights of patients against paternalistic infringement and in cases of malpractice. However, in this paper we argue that strict adherence to the Western grounded philosophy of medical ethics and autonomy is insufficient to solve ethical dilemmas in modern medicine, as it denies the role of faith in a supernatural being. Most non-Western cultures are still proud of their communal relations and spiritualistic ethos. In Western bioethics, patient autonomy prevails in choices involving all sectors of social and personal life, a concept unacceptable in many other cultures. In Islamic bioethics, the rights of God, the community, as well as the individual do feature in consideration. Islam emphasizes health promotion and disease prevention, making it obligatory for a Muslim physician to dissuade practices that undermine individual and collective health. Islam encourages individuals to get involved in such research, which has a public benefit and justifies the risks of participation. We propose a more flexible viewpoint that accommodates cultural values in interpreting autonomy and applying it in an increasingly multilingual and multicultural, contemporaneous society. Key words: Informed consent, autonomy, ethics, Islam. Islamic Medical Association of North America 2011 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/2015/2/Autonomy_6396-29049-1-PB.pdf Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf and Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi and Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah and Leman, Wan Ishlah and Akter, Seikh Farid Uddin and Omar , Ahmad Marzuki (2011) The principle of autonomy as related to personal decision making concerning health and research from an 'Islamic Viewpoint'. Journal of the Islamic Medical Association of North America , 43 (1). pp. 27-34. ISSN 0899-8299 http://jima.imana.org/
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
building IIUM Library
collection Institutional Repository
continent Asia
country Malaysia
content_provider International Islamic University Malaysia
content_source IIUM Repository (IREP)
url_provider http://irep.iium.edu.my/
language English
topic RA1001 Forensic Medicine. Medical jurisprudence. Legal medicine
spellingShingle RA1001 Forensic Medicine. Medical jurisprudence. Legal medicine
Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf
Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi
Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah
Leman, Wan Ishlah
Akter, Seikh Farid Uddin
Omar , Ahmad Marzuki
The principle of autonomy as related to personal decision making concerning health and research from an 'Islamic Viewpoint'
description Informed consent is now accepted as a cornerstone of medical practice. It is a derivative of the four fundamental principles of medical ethics, which are patient autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, and justice. Islam upholds the underlying virtue of these four basic principles, but diversity arises in their interpretation and practical applications. In the World Health Report 2000, the World Health Organization opined that the expectation for autonomy was “universal,” while acknowledging cultural differences in its interpretation and implementation. The concept of autonomy applies well in securing the rights of patients against paternalistic infringement and in cases of malpractice. However, in this paper we argue that strict adherence to the Western grounded philosophy of medical ethics and autonomy is insufficient to solve ethical dilemmas in modern medicine, as it denies the role of faith in a supernatural being. Most non-Western cultures are still proud of their communal relations and spiritualistic ethos. In Western bioethics, patient autonomy prevails in choices involving all sectors of social and personal life, a concept unacceptable in many other cultures. In Islamic bioethics, the rights of God, the community, as well as the individual do feature in consideration. Islam emphasizes health promotion and disease prevention, making it obligatory for a Muslim physician to dissuade practices that undermine individual and collective health. Islam encourages individuals to get involved in such research, which has a public benefit and justifies the risks of participation. We propose a more flexible viewpoint that accommodates cultural values in interpreting autonomy and applying it in an increasingly multilingual and multicultural, contemporaneous society. Key words: Informed consent, autonomy, ethics, Islam.
format Article
author Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf
Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi
Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah
Leman, Wan Ishlah
Akter, Seikh Farid Uddin
Omar , Ahmad Marzuki
author_facet Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf
Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi
Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah
Leman, Wan Ishlah
Akter, Seikh Farid Uddin
Omar , Ahmad Marzuki
author_sort Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf
title The principle of autonomy as related to personal decision making concerning health and research from an 'Islamic Viewpoint'
title_short The principle of autonomy as related to personal decision making concerning health and research from an 'Islamic Viewpoint'
title_full The principle of autonomy as related to personal decision making concerning health and research from an 'Islamic Viewpoint'
title_fullStr The principle of autonomy as related to personal decision making concerning health and research from an 'Islamic Viewpoint'
title_full_unstemmed The principle of autonomy as related to personal decision making concerning health and research from an 'Islamic Viewpoint'
title_sort principle of autonomy as related to personal decision making concerning health and research from an 'islamic viewpoint'
publisher Islamic Medical Association of North America
publishDate 2011
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/2015/2/Autonomy_6396-29049-1-PB.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/2015/
http://jima.imana.org/
_version_ 1643604895775850496