Buddhist views on abortion 12 10 21
Buddhist views on abortion 12/10/21
Karma links to abortion because it is killing a baby therefore you cause negative karma.
Karuna links to abortion because compassion effects what we do in life.
Metta links to abortion because loving kindness as it does not give babies the chance to live.
Precepts links to abortion because it is killing a unborn baby.
Summarising
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Intention to kill is unskillful
Belief that Buddhists show passion and loving kindness
Results in death
Abortion fulfils the 5 conditions
Ends dukka for the mother
The intention to kill and this is unskillful. Abortion results in death leading to negative karma. The 5
conditions are fulfilled by abortion as it is killing a person.
Killing
Both viewpoints are similar as they both don’t want a baby to be killed via abortion however the
Buddhist viewpoint suggests it is fine if suffering is stopped for the mother. s
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