There have been a lot of significant sources that indicates abortion has been disapproved of in the Buddhist tradition.Abortion is considered to be taking a human life and is strongly discouraged in Buddhist teachings. IBut in some cases if there is a threat on the health of a mother and can result to serious problems . There are a few scenarios or guidelines where abortion is permitted which include:Severe or life threatening risk to the woman’s physical and mental health.The baby is unlikely to survive for long after birth or will have a poor quality of life. This can include serious mental or physical disability which cause pain and distress to the baby and reduce their life expectancy.A pregnancy has occurred as a result of rape, child abuse or incest.The woman is physically or mentally unable to cope with a pregnancy or care for a baby. She may be too young, living in dire poverty or simply unable to cope.The woman is carrying multiple foetuses but one or more foetuses are endangering the health of all of them. These are the cases where in abortion is accepted to save one’s own life,It depends on the situations where in abortion is allowed or accepted.
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