Islamic bioethics of pain medication: an effective response to mercy argument

Pain medication is one of the responses to the mercy argument that utilitarian ethicists use for justifying active euthanasia on the grounds of prevention of cruelty and appeal to beneficence. The researcher reinforces the significance of pain medication in meeting this challenge and considers it th...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Malik, Mohammad Manzoor
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Bangladesh Bioethics Society (BBS) 2012
Subjects:	BJ1188 Religious ethics BJ1725 Ethics of social groups, classes, etc. Professional ethics BL Religion
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/25635/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/25635/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/25635/1/philomalik_painmedication.pdf

id	iium-25635
recordtype	eprints
spelling	iium-256352012-08-30T05:45:01Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/25635/ Islamic bioethics of pain medication: an effective response to mercy argument Malik, Mohammad Manzoor BJ1188 Religious ethics BJ1725 Ethics of social groups, classes, etc. Professional ethics BL Religion Pain medication is one of the responses to the mercy argument that utilitarian ethicists use for justifying active euthanasia on the grounds of prevention of cruelty and appeal to beneficence. The researcher reinforces the significance of pain medication in meeting this challenge and considers it the most preferred response among various other responses. It is because of its realism and effectiveness. In exploring the mechanism and considerations related to pain medication, the researcher briefly touches the Catholic ethical position on the issue, a position that cannot be ignored in the development of contemporary bioethics. The researcher particularly deliberates on the contemporary Islamic discourse on the issue; by furthering the debate in line with the Islamic legal maxims and general guidance from the primary sources of Islamic law and ethics. The resolution on the issue is sought by synthesizing the views and legal maxims (al-Qawaid al-Fiqhiyyah) on the issue, which in conclusion provide justification for pain medication by considerably regarding pain as “necessity” and “pressing need”. However, such resolution allows pain medication to the limit and proportion that removes the pain and prohibits overdosing the patient with medication that may directly cause the death. Bangladesh Bioethics Society (BBS) 2012-08-29 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/25635/1/philomalik_painmedication.pdf Malik, Mohammad Manzoor (2012) Islamic bioethics of pain medication: an effective response to mercy argument. Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics, 3 (2). pp. 4-15. ISSN 2078-1458 (O), 2226-9231 (P) http://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BIOETHICS/article/view/11700
repository_type	Digital Repository
institution_category	Local University
institution	International Islamic University Malaysia
building	IIUM Repository
collection	Online Access
language	English
topic	BJ1188 Religious ethics BJ1725 Ethics of social groups, classes, etc. Professional ethics BL Religion
spellingShingle	BJ1188 Religious ethics BJ1725 Ethics of social groups, classes, etc. Professional ethics BL Religion Malik, Mohammad Manzoor Islamic bioethics of pain medication: an effective response to mercy argument
description	Pain medication is one of the responses to the mercy argument that utilitarian ethicists use for justifying active euthanasia on the grounds of prevention of cruelty and appeal to beneficence. The researcher reinforces the significance of pain medication in meeting this challenge and considers it the most preferred response among various other responses. It is because of its realism and effectiveness. In exploring the mechanism and considerations related to pain medication, the researcher briefly touches the Catholic ethical position on the issue, a position that cannot be ignored in the development of contemporary bioethics. The researcher particularly deliberates on the contemporary Islamic discourse on the issue; by furthering the debate in line with the Islamic legal maxims and general guidance from the primary sources of Islamic law and ethics. The resolution on the issue is sought by synthesizing the views and legal maxims (al-Qawaid al-Fiqhiyyah) on the issue, which in conclusion provide justification for pain medication by considerably regarding pain as “necessity” and “pressing need”. However, such resolution allows pain medication to the limit and proportion that removes the pain and prohibits overdosing the patient with medication that may directly cause the death.
format	Article
author	Malik, Mohammad Manzoor
author_facet	Malik, Mohammad Manzoor
author_sort	Malik, Mohammad Manzoor
title	Islamic bioethics of pain medication: an effective response to mercy argument
title_short	Islamic bioethics of pain medication: an effective response to mercy argument
title_full	Islamic bioethics of pain medication: an effective response to mercy argument
title_fullStr	Islamic bioethics of pain medication: an effective response to mercy argument
title_full_unstemmed	Islamic bioethics of pain medication: an effective response to mercy argument
title_sort	islamic bioethics of pain medication: an effective response to mercy argument
publisher	Bangladesh Bioethics Society (BBS)
publishDate	2012
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/25635/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/25635/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/25635/1/philomalik_painmedication.pdf
first_indexed	2023-09-18T20:38:12Z
last_indexed	2023-09-18T20:38:12Z
_version_	1777409187988373504

Islamic bioethics of pain medication: an effective response to mercy argument

Similar Items