Medical futility: a major ethical issue in end of life care: an outlook from medical and Islamic legal rulings

• Main Authors: Che Mohamad, Che Anuar, Mohd Azaman, Faizatul Najihah, Abdul Ghani, Muhamad Rasydan, Abdul Rahim, Mohamad Shahrir, Md Tahir, Mohd Faiz, Shahar, Mohammad Arif, Hashi, Abdurezak Abdulahi, Mohamad, Hasbullah, Ismail, Mohd Nizamuddin, Nanyan, Suhaila, Roslan, Rosazra, Azmi, Ahmad Najib, Mokhtar, Ahmad Wifaq, Mahmud, Mek Wok, Osman, Ariff
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: KBP Islamic Law; KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh; KBP173.25 Islamic law and other disciplines or subjects; KBP425 Uṣūl al-fiqh. Jurisprudence and theory of law. Science of legal reasoning.; R Medicine (General); RC82 Medical Emergencies, Critical Care, Intensive Care, First Aid
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/77335/1/3rd%20Nusantara%20Conference%202019%20book.PDF; http://irep.iium.edu.my/77335/2/NuCMI%20Medical%20Futility%20and%20Maqasid%20DrAnuar%202019%20Version%202.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/77335/

Aims / Background: The ethical issues surrounding end of life care are recent subjects of heated discussions. While issues like brain death has been thoroughly deliberated and well responded by Islamic authorities; some remain far from certainty and requires further exploration. This study aimed t...