Organ Transplantation in Brain Dead Patients from the Perspective of Jurisprudence

Subject Areas : All jurisprudential issues

Ehsan Ali akbari babokani ¹ , Mahmod sadeghi ²

1 - دانشجوی دکتری فقه و حقوق اسلامی، دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد، مشهد، ایران
2 - دانشیار گروه علوم قرآن و حدیث، دانشگاه امام صادق، تهران، ایران

Received: 2014-10-15 Accepted : 2014-10-15 Published : 2010-09-23

Keywords: brain death, removal of organ, spirit, transplantation,

Abstract :

The present article analyzes the issue of removing organs frombrain dead patients as a matter of fact and as a matter of law. Givingdefinitions of life and death, it clarifies the position of brain deadpatients. Referring to the above mentioned definitions, traditions ofthe infallibles, and jurisprudents views, this article concludes thatsuch a patient is a living human being whose removal of organs arenot allowed. The criticism of the arguments of those allowing organtransplantation in brain dead patients is another part of the articlesupporting the hypothesis of the article.