By Lee Hui Chieh & April Chong

THE major religious groups here - with the probable exception of the Hindus - are likely to share the Catholic Church's stance against euthanasia.

Religious groups such as the Singapore Buddhist Federation, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) and the National Council of Churches of Singapore have yet to state their positions on the matter formally, but checks with various religious heads and scholars indicated that these groups are likely to condemn the practice, as they share the belief that life is sacred.

Hindu religious leaders, though, could take a different view. They say that although Hinduism, like other religions, frowns on murder and suicide, it views as acceptable - under certain conditions - that a terminally ill person should decide to end his life.

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