In 1993 The Parliament of the World's Religions produced a declaration known as A Global Ethic which set outfundamental points of agreement on moral issues between the religions of the world. However, the declaration did not deal explicitly with medical ethics. This article examines Buddhist and Christian perspectives on euthanasia andfinds that in spite of their cultural and theological differences both oppose it for broadly similar reasons. Both traditions reject consequentialist patterns ofjustification and espouse a 'sanctity oflife'position which precludes the intentional destruction of human life by act or omission.
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