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Religious views on euthanasia are both varied and complicated. While one's view on the matter doesn't necessarily connect directly to their religion, it often impacts a person's opinion. While the influence of religion on one's views towards palliative care do make a difference, they often play a smaller role than one may think.
For example, one aspect of Hinduism involves belief in a continuing cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth and the liberation from the cycle . Eternal return is a non-religious concept proposing an infinitely recurring cyclic universe, which relates to the subject of the afterlife and the nature of consciousness and time.
Prayopavesa (Sanskrit: प्रायोपवेशनम्, prāyopaveśanam, lit. ' resolving to die through fasting ') [1] [2] is a practice in Hinduism that ...
For example, the right to self-determination questions the definition of quality and sanctity of life—if one had the right to live, then the right to die must follow suit. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] There are questions in ethics as to whether or not a right to die can coexist with a right to life.
A BBC Religions article from 2009 cites Lipner's "Hindu Ethics: Purity, Abortion, and Euthanasia" (1989) and states that if the mother's life is at risk, Hinduism permits abortion. [17] The general value system of Hinduism teaches that the correct course of action in any given situation is the one that causes the least harm to those involved.
Islam, as with other Abrahamic religions, views suicide as one of the greatest sins and utterly detrimental to one's spiritual journey. The Islamic view is that life and death are given by Allah. The absolute prohibition is stated in the Quran, Surah 4:29 which states: "do not kill yourselves. Surely, Allah is Most Merciful to you."
Euthanasia is a complex issue in Islamic theology; however, in general it is considered contrary to Islamic law and holy texts. Among interpretations of the Qur'an and Hadith , the early termination of life is a crime, be it by suicide or helping one commit suicide.
Religious views on euthanasia; S. Sallekhana This page was last edited on 11 May 2023, at 17:42 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...