Guest guest Posted December 19, 2002 Report Share Posted December 19, 2002 Namaste I am not in favour of abortion, but this question does baffle me, I heard somewhere that the soul(aatma) comes to reside in the foetus only after sixth or seventh month, so I suppose before that its not alive, so is there anything wrong in abortion before that?? Manish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2002 Report Share Posted December 19, 2002 I would guess that Atman doesn't come from anywhere to reside in the fetus. For, from where it has to come? Atman is beyond space and time. It's the body that forms around the Atman. So, on this assumption, although abortion seems like killing an unborn person, nothing happens to Atman. Therefore, one has to weigh the " happiness " of a mother who doesn't want an unwanted baby for economic or other reasons, and the " sin " that may be incurred in aborting the fetus. I would consider it a personal decision. Umesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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