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

• 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: RA1001 Forensic Medicine. Medical jurisprudence. Legal medicine
• 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/

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...