According to Hinduism and its beliefs about karma, moksa, and ahimsa, euthanasia is not acceptable for the majority of Hindus. A patient’s application for euthanasia should not be accepted by a doctor as this will force the soul and body to be separated at unnatural times. As a result, euthanasia damages the karma of the patient and the doctor. Also, Hindus hold that euthanasia can never be permitted as it violates ahimsa’s teaching (never do any damage to other beings). Killing (euthanasia, assassination, and suicide) stops the advancement of freedom of the murdered soul. It also gives the murderer bad karma due to the breach of the non-violence principle. When the soul is resurrected in another physical body, because the same karma is still present, it will suffer as it did before.
