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Politics : Evolution
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To: Brumar89 who wrote (11788)1/1/2011 1:16:52 PM
From: Giordano Bruno  Read Replies (4) of 69300
 
There is no single Buddhist view concerning abortion.

Views on abortion vary a great deal between different regions, reflecting the influence of the various Buddhist traditions, as well as the influence of other religious and philosophical traditions and contact with Western thought.

Even the Dalai Lama has explained that the overall picture must be viewed:
Of course, abortion, from a Buddhist viewpoint, is an act of killing and is negative, generally speaking. But it depends on the circumstances.[1]

Karma Lekshe Tsomo states:
In the end, most Buddhists recognize the incongruity that exists between ethical theory and actual practice and, while they do not condone the taking of life, do advocate understanding and compassion toward all living beings, a lovingkindness that is nonjudgmental and respects the right and freedom of human beings to make their own choices.[12]

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