Buddhisum on abortion, genetic engeneering and euthanasia

Question 1

what is the core beleif in Buddhisum with regards to human life

Answer 1

Buddhists view human life as especially important as the human realm of existance is the only one in which posative karma can be generated and Nirvana can be attained.

Question 2

what would the traditional Buddhist view on abortion be

Answer 2

Buddhists traditionally and typically are of the asserion that human life begins at contraception and therefore abortion in the equivalent of taking a human life

Question 3

what rule did the Buddha make around abortion or acts of a similar nature

Answer 3

In the Vinaya rules the buddha stated that any monk or nun who deliberatly brings about the death of a foetus must be expelled from the monastery

Question 4

what did the Dali Lama recently state on abortion making things more leanient

Answer 4

The Dali Lama believed in cases in which the unborn child will havea disability of it the birth will be seriously damage or kill the parent then in those cases accaptions can be made

Question 5

what is the main Buddhist beleif with regards to gentic engeneering

Answer 5

Buddhists beleive tghat gentic eneneering can be good so long as it is done to benefit others

Question 6

what actually is gentic eneneering

Answer 6

Genetic eneneering means to manipulate the developing foetus to obtain a desirable outcome

Question 7

broadly what is the buddhist view upon genetic eneneering

Answer 7

Usign genetic eneering to help people would be following principles of metta and karuna - also preventing the suffering of others would also lead to to generation of posative karma

Question 8

what about in cases where genetic eneneering may be used to atchive desirable character trates out of a child e.g hair type or intellect

Answer 8

This would be a form of tanha (craving) which would result in (dukkha or suffering)

Question 9

Broeadly speaking what is Buddhist view on euthanasia

Answer 9

In the Vinaya (rules made by the Buddha for the monastics) it states that suiside is morally wrong, this rule has now been updated to include euthanasia

Question 10

why do Buddhists disagree with euthanasia

Answer 10

Human life is preious and should never be taken

Question 11

what is an arguement which might suggest that euthanaisa would be good

Answer 11

taking a life of someone who is greatly sufering, this has posative intention and is therefore a skillfull action generating posative karma