Judaism And Abortion
In Judaism, views on abortion draw primarily upon the legal and ethical teachings of the Hebrew Bible, the Talmud, the case-by-case decisions of responsa, and other rabbinic literature. In the modern period, moreover, Jewish thinking on abortion has responded both to liberal understandings of personal autonomy as well as much Christian opposition to abortion. Contemporarily speaking, observant Jews firmly oppose abortion after the 40th day, with health-related exceptions, and liberal Jews tend to allow greater latitude for abortion.
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