Many factors contribute to the conceptualization of health related quality of life.
These same factors seem to influence the medical decision-making in a manner that
reflects competing principles and interests. The overall trend, however, may appear
to be skewed toward weighing “worthiness” of patients for treatment according to their
current or expected quality of life. Such position is in contrast to the whole concept
of health related quality of life, which was meant to help improve health care access
and delivery rather than limit it based on prognosis. This article aims to reiterate
the absolute value of life from my understanding of Islamic perspective, and argues
against belittling the value of life based on poor health-related quality of life.
