URDU-23 A Research Analysis of Human Dignity and Medical Cases from the Perspective of Islam and Western Philosophy

Abstract

The principle of human dignity is one of the universally accepted principles among nations and peoples, thus it is considered the most important human right. It is a necessary attribute for human being that cannot be separated since first breath in the womb of mother; and it continued even after the death. Hence the man deserves respect and dignity before birth in mother’s womb, in this worldly life and after death too. A person himself, as a bearer of this value of dignity, must respect the dignity of others in all his dealings. It a comparative study between the understanding of human dignity by Western philosophers and the Islamic Shrī’ah. Further there is an attempt to apply the both understandings on modern day medical cases; like abortion without any reason, cloning of human organs, blood transfusion without permission, artificial respiration after death, mercy killing by patient or medical staff, etc.