This article looks at the ethics of abortion from the Sikh perspective.
Abortion
Last updated 2009-10-27
Sikhism and abortion
Abortion is generally forbidden in Sikhism, as it interferes in the creative work of God - who created everything and is present in every being.
Most Sikhs accept that life begins at conception (one reference is found on page 74 of the Guru Granth Sahib).
So if conception has taken place, it would be a sin to destroy life and hence deliberate miscarriage or abortion is forbidden.
The Sikh code of conduct does not deal with abortion (or indeed many other bioethical issues).
Despite this theoretical viewpoint, abortion is not uncommon among the Sikh community in India, and there is concern that the practice of aborting female embryos because of a cultural preference for sons is growing.
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