The pro-life principle applies in case of abortion simply because "there is no qualitative difference between an unborn fetus and a born individual" in Buddhism. And the extent of the offence is proportionate to the intensity of the wish to kill. The moral consequences of abortion concern not only the kinship between the pregnant woman and her fetus, but also entails physical and mental trauma to the woman and all involved i.e. friends, family, advisors and technicians.
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