title: [Euthanasia in Muslim law].
abstract: If a physician accepts to conduct an act of euthanasia or assisted suicide, would it be possible for him to be charged with homicide or even, is patient consent or motivation of the physician, susceptible to change the nature of the criminal act? Since the 1990s, a transformation has occurred in the way of dealing with these questions and figures from the world of philosophy, ethics and law can now be found in favor of euthanasia and assisted suicide. In certain countries, legislation has even been modified to follow this pattern. In consequence, besides the philosophical and ethical dimensions of this issue, it has become necessary to reexamine, even to revise, the notion of responsibility concerning euthanasia in Muslim law from new bases constituted by the doctrine of the Ulemas.
authors.affiliation: L'Université Shahid Behésh, Téhéran. dr.abbasi@sbmu.ac.ir
authors.forename: Mahmoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abbasi
mesh_terms: D005065:Euthanasia / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007514:Islam; D010820:Physicians / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*