The Journal of Human Rights

The Journal of Human Rights

Organ Transplantation in Brain-Dead Patients from the Perspective of Islamic Jurisprudence and Human Rights

Document Type : Research Article

Author
abdorrahim soleimani
Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Mofid University, Qom, Iran.
10.22096/hr.2024.1973431.1526
Abstract
Brain death and organ transplantation from brain-dead patients is a new issue that only contemporary jurists have addressed. The majority of these jurists have considered life and death as common customs and have not permitted organ transplantation from brain-dead patients. However, some of them regard the diagnosis of death in brain-dead patients as a specific custom and have allowed organ transplantation. This article argues that regarding brain-dead patients, one should refer to the general custom concerning devotional rules, such as shrouding and burial, and refer to the specific custom regarding non-devotional rules, such as organ transplantation and inheritance. Therefore, it is obligatory to transplant the organs of these people to those who need organ transplantation. Moreover, since doctors consider the life of the affected person irreversible and brain death is the permanent, irreversible, and complete loss of brain function, the right to life of the affected person has not been ignored. In addition, since organ transplantation is not disrespectful to the body, bodily integrity has not been ignored.
Keywords
Brain death
organ transplantation
jurists' opinion
right to life
bodily integrity

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The Journal of Human Rights
Volume 19, Issue 1 - Serial Number 37
Spring and Summer 2024, Issue 37
July 2024
Pages 121-138