The Buddhist "middle way" ethic, based on the concept of interdependence, for example, is an alternative between the two extreme positions on the abortion i.e. the pro-abortion view and its opposite. Similarly, the Buddhist emphasis on intention as the important ingredient in ethical decision is useful for our reflection on bioethical issues in the gray areas where ethical water becomes muddy and where one has to choose between the two evils. The Buddhist understanding of death as a process and not an event is another example. It supports the total brain death approach which prohibits the premature removal of organs for transplantation. Moreover, the Buddhist death-accepting attitude and the great spiritual importance it gives to the dying process can significantly contribute to the discussion on euthanasia and the care for the dying. This Buddhist approach to dying also implies the right to die (i.e. to let death comes naturally without fruitless treatment) of a person when there is no hope for recovery. The "letting-go-of-life" view is no alternative between act-utilitarian approach where the end justifies the means and the apposing deontological position. But since all the bioethical issues that have been under discussion today are the questions and challenges which Buddhism has not encountered before, Buddhism has to reflect on its traditional understanding in a new way to meet new circumstances. Living tradition
has always done this in different times and places. That is why they could still remain alive today. Such adaptation is necessary and does not violate the teaching because Buddhism itself teaches us not to cling to any belief and practice, but to direct our attention to reality and what will release suffering from human kind.