I prefer mercy for my child she told me. I can’t stand to think of him suffering in pain. He would have to have surgery right after birth. Still, he would die within a matter of a few days or hours. What kind of life would that be? So, I drove a wife & husband (friends of mine) to and from an abortion clinic. It was an emotional rollercoaster ride for me and them. They both were crying to and from the procedure. Their unborn child suffered from multiple severe deformities. The doctors told them the chances of their child living longer than 72 hours after birth were zero.
Coincidentally, this same clinic in Sandy Springs, Georgia was the one bombed by Eric Rudolph. This was my first abortion to be involved with. I have personal knowledge of another one. The young lady’s boyfriend was murdered. She found out shortly after his death that she was pregnant with his child. Tragically, she learned after a prolonged hospital stay that her unborn was making her sick. She was advised to abort.
She was already the single parent of a 3 and 5 year old. She had to make a soul-searching decision about taking her chances and possibly dying. This would leave her 3 and 5 year motherless and parentless. So she decided to live and care for the two children, which were already in the world. There are many gut wrenching decisions that are made everyday regarding this issue.
At one time in my life I held a very negative view about abortion. I now see it in a different light. So, I am pro-choice and believe that it should be a medical option available to women. I no longer stand in self-righteous condemnation of women who have abortions. People must make all types of heart wrenching decisions in their life about themselves and loved ones. Whether, to pull the plug on a loved one that is in a vegetative state or to terminate an unborn child. These are personal private decisions.
Both pro/con statements are welcome.
“Rashi, the great 12th century commentator on the Bible and Talmud, states clearly of the fetus ‘lav nefesh hu–it is not a person.’ The Talmud contains the expression ‘ubar yerech imo–the fetus is as the thigh of its mother,’ i.e., the fetus is deemed to be part and parcel of the pregnant woman’s body.” 1 This is grounded in Exodus 21:22. That biblical passage outlines the Mosaic law in a case where a man is responsible for causing a woman’s miscarriage, which kills the fetus If the woman survives, then the perpetrator has to pay a fine to the woman’s husband. If the woman dies, then the perpetrator is also killed. This indicates that the fetus has value, but does not have the status of a person.“
Link to the article above. Sorry, I don’t know how to make fancy links.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/jud_abor.htm
Passing By, welcome to DUH! Looks like you made a good link. Thanks, for posting the Jewish views on abortion. I have looked at some of their beliefs a few years back. I find it interesting how people view different topics.
BTW, I forgot to put this into my abortion entry above. The couple mentioned had a bouncing baby boy about two years later. They were very happy.
You be the judge. Abortion on YouTube.