Organ donation
Islamic philosophies forbid the violation of the human body, however simultaneously place importance on selflessness;‘And whoever saves one - it is as if he had saved mankind entirely.’ (Quran 5:32)Organ donation is generally endorsed, namely through the principle that necessity overrides prohibition known as "al-darurat tubih al-mahzurat." Objections to organ donation in Islamic religion is mainly originated on cultural foundations rather than religious philosophical ones, with their altruistic principle allowing for exceptions in regard to medical intervention, for example; involving porcine bone grafts and pork insulin. Formal decisions have been made regarding organ donation in association with Islamic teachings, for example, the UK Muslim Law Council in 1996 issued a "Ijtihad" (religious ruling) that defined organ transplantation within the scope of the Islamic following, and Islamic Jurisprudence Assembly Council in Saudi Arabia in 1988 approving organ donation, with similar formal decisions made in Egypt, Iran, and Pakistan.