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Does Judaism Allow Abortions?
Published 6 years, 6 months ago
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One of the biggest cultural debates in the past century has been over abortion. Does allowing abortions protect a women's right to choose or does prohibiting abortions protect the fetus's right to live? What about abortion in cases of rape, teen mother, when the child poses a health threat to the mother or when the child is handicapped?
What does the Torah say about abortions and the arguments on both sides?