Scotty-+ABORTION

= = __//**Questions:**//__ 1) According to Jewish Law is it appropriate to abort a baby that the parent does not want? And in what cases is it "Okay" and when is it forbidden?

2) Do you have the right to take away the life of another human being?

3) At what point is the baby considered a person/ human? Is it while it is in the Fetus or soon after?

4) Is it acceptable to bring a life to this world where its life might be different because he was born on accident? MAKE SURE YOU HAVE RESPONSES TO ALL YOUR QUESTIONS.

__//**Halacha:**//__ The minute the baby's head or most of it's body has been delivered, the baby is considered being on the same level of the mother, and we are not allowed to choose one life over another life, because it is as if they are both even. www.aish.com/ci/sam/48954946.html

Even though the baby is not considered a life in the Fetus, if you strike a pregnant women and she miscarries this is considered to be murder even if the baby is not a full fledged human being. QUOTE THE SOURCE FROM THE GEMARA OR THE TORAH HERE. http://www.medethics.org.il/articles/misc/Eisenberg/Abortion.asp



Every year, around 1,460,000 babys are aborted. That is about 1 abortion every 20 seconds.

On January 22, 1973, the case of Roe V. Wade took place. This was a case that caused the Supreme court to change its views on abortion. "Roe" said, that the right remained in the hands to the mother, choosing wether or not she wants to take her pregnancy to term. Upon the conclusion of this case, abortion became legal.

There are several opinions to when life truly begins. 1) When part of the baby has emerged from the mother 2) 30 days after conception 3) When the baby can live on it's own without medical support 4) According to american law it is the 3rd trimester. 5) At the conception 6) When the "Fetus" begins to take on human features 7) When you can tell it's gender male/female. 8) When brain is 1st noticed 9) When heart beats.

PLEASE ADD A DESCRIPTION ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION, 'EFRAT,' IN ISRAEL THAT HELPS SINGLE MOTHERS FINANCIALLY SO THEY WILL NOT ABORT THEIR BABIES. []. THEY BASE THEIR WORK ON THIS PASUK: **Saving a life is equal to saving the entire world."** - Talmud

PLEASE ALSO LOOK UP THE REASON THEY CALL THEIR ORGANIZATION 'EFRAT' AND INCLUDE THAT SOURCE FROM SEFER SHMOT IN YOUR WIKI PAGE. A fetus is a potential life, so we are not allowed to kill a Fetus. This comes from the quote in the torah, "Thou shalt not kill." The only situation it would be acceptable, is in a life and death situation. If the mother is ill and the Fetus is actually endangering her life, it is allowed to commit the abortion.