The Qur"an justifies medical advances and prohibition against both suicide and euthanasia. It states that even a poor quality of life should be valued as sacred. The Oath of the Muslim Doctor includes an undertaking "to protect human life in all stages and under all circumstances, doing [one's] utmost to rescue it from death, malady, pain and anxiety. To be, all the way, an instrument of God's mercy, extending . medical care to near and far, virtuous and sinner and friend and enemy." (Bioethics for clinicians: Islamic Bioethics). .
Over the past decade, Organizations such as the Islamic Organization for medical Science hold regular conferences to deal with issues concerning transplantations, brain death patients, as well as assisted conception, and technology in the intensive care unit. Islamic Organization for Medical Science also publishes the Bulletin of Islamic Medicine in order to respond to the overwhelming advances in medical technology and technical experts in such fields. Islam's diversity derives from the various schools and the different divisions within Islam, as well as differences in cultural background and levels of religious observance. In Canadian culture, Canadian physicians can appreciate and respect the meaning and fundamental values the of Islam culture because of the diverse degree of similarity to Christianity and Judaism. Although Islam has some doctrinal differences from Judaism and Christianity, it shares in the belief of the same God, the God of Abraham. By avoiding stereotypes towards Islamic culture, Canadian physicians are able to treat Muslims by taking into account their physical, mental and spiritual dimensions of the illness they may be experiencing at a particular point in time (Bioethics for clinicians: Islamic Bioethics). With a more profound understanding of Islamic bioethics, improvement can be made in medical care concerning Muslim people in Canadian culture.