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Isn't any kind of killing hostile to religion?
Have you read any holy books? They're filled with god-ordained killings.
Yeah, like... One in particular. Buddhism, not Eastern Wind Buddhism (I am only tangentially familiar with that version of the religion, so I cannot speak to strongly on it's teachings) is the only religion I know of that actually shows any real reverence for life.
Side note, even most Buddhist nations still permit abortion and practice capital punishment, though both are heavily socially stigmatized unless the abortion is medically necessary.
Sure there is nothing directly that advocates capital punishment in Buddhist tradition but they do have the Angulimala story which, in most versions, the Buddha tells him to accept his fate to be executed for murder. Also you know in practice the Tibetan theocracy was willing to do it for the crime of heresy.
Why would any religion that has reincarnation be against abortion? At worst, it's a spawn kill - respawn in 30 seconds elsewhere and carry on.
To be fair, it's impossible to know how long the respawn timer is. Also, spawn killing is not cool.
(this is purely a joke and has no connection to my views on abortion)
The only thing attributed directly to the Buddha about abortion is him saying that he didn't want it to be used to conceal adultery. So technically he wasn't even against it, he was against it being used as a tool to do something else.