Muslim Perspectives on the American Healthcare System: The Discursive Framing of “Islamic” Bioethical Discourse


This paper compares the discursive frames utilised by several national American Muslim organisations to craft an “Islamic” argument for healthcare reform via an expansion of health insurance coverage in the United States with Islamic ethico-legal opinions (fatwas) of U.S.-based jurists regarding the...

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Main Author: Padela, Aasim I. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2015
In: Die Welt des Islams
Year: 2015, Volume: 55, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 413-447
Further subjects:B fiqh
 theology
 critical discourse analysis (CDA)
 ethics
 health insurance

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