Medical ethics in a multicultural country: differences in principles ad practices among Muslims and Buddhists

• Main Authors: Goh, Kian Liang, Sharifudin, Mohd Ariff, Che Ahmad, Aminudin, Mohd Yusof, Nazri, Ab. Rahman, Norhafiza
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: IIUM Press 2015
• Subjects: BJ1188 Religious ethics; BJ1725 Ethics of social groups, classes, etc. Professional ethics; BP173.65 Islam and religious liberty; BP173.77 Islam and work; R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/42488/1/Revelation_%26_Science_in_the_21st_Century_-_Medical_Ethics.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/42488/; http://iiumpress.iium.edu.my/bookshop

Religion plays an imperial role in the ever-changing healthcare system of Malaysia. The Malaysian, being a multi-racial society, has to adapt and accommodate various practices of religion from different cultural and religious backgrounds. It is this diversity that demands the understanding of the...