Bringing Theological Diversity to Bioethics
Reading William Saletan’s essay a while back on the difference between Jewish and Catholic perspectives on bioethics caused me to question the well, ethics, of having panels on the subject that only represent Judeo-christian points of view. Today I came across a short article that addresses the thoughts of Muslim scholars regarding issues such as organ transplantation and life support.
Excerpt:
“Moosa contrasted how scholars in Egypt and scholars in India view organ transplantation and the differences in their rationale on the allowance of the procedure.
Those in Egypt work on the principle that the preservation of life takes precedence over other taboos, and that since there is no binding precedence on the permissibility of organ transplantation, it should be allowed.
…[In contrast,] even academics at high-profile Indian universities oppose organ transplantation on the grounds that the human body and its dignity are absolute, and that necessity is not a valid reason to violate anything that is absolute.”
