Abortion and euthanasia. How different Religions view such practices.

An abortion is when a foetus is expelled from its mother's uterus before the pregnancy reaches full term (40 weeks). Abortion is usually carried out when the mother does not wish to have the baby for reasons such as being too young or having a career. It may also be carried out if the baby has serious health problems or its birth will endanger the mother's life. For every five babies born in Australia there are …

…of any kind. However all Buddhist does not accept this. They see a difference between self-regarding reasons for killing oneself, and compassionate reasons. For them compassionate reason where the patient is suffering an incurable disease is seen as acceptable. Others hold passive euthanasia as acceptable because it does not involve a volitional act of terminating life but is purely involved in not forcing the patient to continue living where no quality of life is possible.