Religious groups’ views on end-of-life issues
Pew Research: Deepak Sarma, professor of South Asian religions and philosophy, discussed Hinduism’s teachings and how they address physician-assisted suicide, euthanasia and other end-of-life questions. “We believe that whatever suffering you experience now is because of something you did in the past,” he said. “So if you circumvent karma by taking some action to stop suffering, you will pay for it later.”