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Ethical issues in kidney transplantation and “an” Islamic perspective

Kidney transplantation (KT) is currently the most realistic treatment option for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) as it enables them to live longer and provides better quality of life post-transplantation. Before the 1960s, all these patients would die as there was no treatment available...

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Main Authors: Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf, Rozi, Nur Raziana, Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah, Draman, Che Rosle, Wan Ali, Wan Ahmad Syahril Rozli
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Published: Ibn Sina Medical College 2021
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spelling my.iium.irep.898282021-05-19T04:42:43Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/89828/ Ethical issues in kidney transplantation and “an” Islamic perspective Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf Rozi, Nur Raziana Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah Draman, Che Rosle Wan Ali, Wan Ahmad Syahril Rozli RC Internal medicine Kidney transplantation (KT) is currently the most realistic treatment option for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) as it enables them to live longer and provides better quality of life post-transplantation. Before the 1960s, all these patients would die as there was no treatment available. It is the commonest solid organ transplantation carried out in the world at the moment. Organs are harvested from living or cadaveric donors, with living kidney donor organs generally functioning better and for longer periods of time compared to the latter. Issues surrounding organ transplantation in general and kidney transplantation in particular, are fraught with ethical dilemmas due to the shortage of organs, the logistics behind the acquisition of organs, use of living donors including minors and the black market that has sprouted thereof. Entwined in this quagmire are the legal, social and psychological consequences for the individuals involved and the society at large. It is further compounded by religious concerns, which have a significant influence on the society’s acceptance of the practice of organ donation. The practice of organ transplantation is generally accepted by most Islamic scholars asit is concordant to the objectives of Islamic Law (maqasid al Sharī’ah) which prioritize the preservation of human life. However, resistances do arise from some jurists and even physicians of the same Islamic faith despite a fatwas decreeing that organ and tissue transplantations are permissible in Islam under certain conditions. The take-up of organ-donation is still largely poor especially among Muslims. This article therefore hopes to explore the various moral and ethical issues surrounding KT as well as the Islamic viewpoints emanating from it. We hope that this knowledge and understanding will benefit both health-care personnel and the public in general. Ibn Sina Medical College 2021-02-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/89828/1/51530-Article%20Text-161641-1-10-20210127.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/89828/7/89828_Scopus%20-%20Ethical%20issues%20in%20kidney%20transplantation%20and%20%E2%80%9Can%E2%80%9D%20islamic%20perspective.pdf Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf and Rozi, Nur Raziana and Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah and Draman, Che Rosle and Wan Ali, Wan Ahmad Syahril Rozli (2021) Ethical issues in kidney transplantation and “an” Islamic perspective. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 20 (02). pp. 241-249. ISSN 2223-4721 E-ISSN 2076-0299 https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJMS/article/view/51530
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English
topic RC Internal medicine
spellingShingle RC Internal medicine
Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf
Rozi, Nur Raziana
Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah
Draman, Che Rosle
Wan Ali, Wan Ahmad Syahril Rozli
Ethical issues in kidney transplantation and “an” Islamic perspective
description Kidney transplantation (KT) is currently the most realistic treatment option for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) as it enables them to live longer and provides better quality of life post-transplantation. Before the 1960s, all these patients would die as there was no treatment available. It is the commonest solid organ transplantation carried out in the world at the moment. Organs are harvested from living or cadaveric donors, with living kidney donor organs generally functioning better and for longer periods of time compared to the latter. Issues surrounding organ transplantation in general and kidney transplantation in particular, are fraught with ethical dilemmas due to the shortage of organs, the logistics behind the acquisition of organs, use of living donors including minors and the black market that has sprouted thereof. Entwined in this quagmire are the legal, social and psychological consequences for the individuals involved and the society at large. It is further compounded by religious concerns, which have a significant influence on the society’s acceptance of the practice of organ donation. The practice of organ transplantation is generally accepted by most Islamic scholars asit is concordant to the objectives of Islamic Law (maqasid al Sharī’ah) which prioritize the preservation of human life. However, resistances do arise from some jurists and even physicians of the same Islamic faith despite a fatwas decreeing that organ and tissue transplantations are permissible in Islam under certain conditions. The take-up of organ-donation is still largely poor especially among Muslims. This article therefore hopes to explore the various moral and ethical issues surrounding KT as well as the Islamic viewpoints emanating from it. We hope that this knowledge and understanding will benefit both health-care personnel and the public in general.
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author Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf
Rozi, Nur Raziana
Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah
Draman, Che Rosle
Wan Ali, Wan Ahmad Syahril Rozli
author_facet Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf
Rozi, Nur Raziana
Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah
Draman, Che Rosle
Wan Ali, Wan Ahmad Syahril Rozli
author_sort Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf
title Ethical issues in kidney transplantation and “an” Islamic perspective
title_short Ethical issues in kidney transplantation and “an” Islamic perspective
title_full Ethical issues in kidney transplantation and “an” Islamic perspective
title_fullStr Ethical issues in kidney transplantation and “an” Islamic perspective
title_full_unstemmed Ethical issues in kidney transplantation and “an” Islamic perspective
title_sort ethical issues in kidney transplantation and “an” islamic perspective
publisher Ibn Sina Medical College
publishDate 2021
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/89828/1/51530-Article%20Text-161641-1-10-20210127.pdf
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