Hindu views on Abortion

Many different views on abortion among Hindus.

Some are totally opposed to abortion, others use the teachings of leaders like GANDHI on AHIMSA (violence only to be used as a last resort and avoided wherever possible) to show it is allowable if the mother�s life is threatened.

Abortion is available on demand in India (83% of pop Hindu) and 5 million abortions carried out each year.

Some base their approval of Abortion on teachings of KRISHNA in the Holy Book the Bhagavad Gita that you can not harm the soul - therefore if an abortion is carried out the soul is simply born into another body.