How Does Judaism Promote Abortion?
What is the stance that Judaism takes in regards to abortion? There are not very clear cut guidelines to follow by just reading scriptures. It is controversial in Judaism as to when the fetus becomes a person, what circumstances permit abortion, or even the permittance of birth control. The topic of abortion is not necessarily set in stone in Judaism.
Different Jewish scriptures take different stances on the topic. Jeremiah 1:5 says “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,” which ensues a sort of presence of a spirit or what have you, that exists before birth. However, Exodus 21:22 says that if two men are fighting and strike a pregnant woman, and she miscarriages, but she is not further injured, they will pay a fine determined by a judge as though the fetus is the woman’s property. The view on abortion from Judaism’s scriptures as a whole is …show more content…
These laws seem out of place, considering the mostly conservative government in Israel. The fact that these laws were put in place seems to further the notion that Judaism is leaning towards being for abortion, especially when the birth will endanger the mother.
In Jewish scriptures, there are contradictory views, and in the jewish populace, there are contradictory views. The topic of abortion is a divided one among the Jewish faith, and there isn’t a clear cut way to see which side is correct, as it matters mainly on opinion.
It’s tough to classify a single belief that a religion as a whole might hold, especially with the nearly fifteen million Jews (Kempinski), it is impossible to state a definitive stance on abortion for them all. With the differing views from text, and voice alike, it's hard to even classify a majority. There has to be differing opinions from different people, because that’s how people
Different Jewish scriptures take different stances on the topic. Jeremiah 1:5 says “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,” which ensues a sort of presence of a spirit or what have you, that exists before birth. However, Exodus 21:22 says that if two men are fighting and strike a pregnant woman, and she miscarriages, but she is not further injured, they will pay a fine determined by a judge as though the fetus is the woman’s property. The view on abortion from Judaism’s scriptures as a whole is …show more content…
These laws seem out of place, considering the mostly conservative government in Israel. The fact that these laws were put in place seems to further the notion that Judaism is leaning towards being for abortion, especially when the birth will endanger the mother.
In Jewish scriptures, there are contradictory views, and in the jewish populace, there are contradictory views. The topic of abortion is a divided one among the Jewish faith, and there isn’t a clear cut way to see which side is correct, as it matters mainly on opinion.
It’s tough to classify a single belief that a religion as a whole might hold, especially with the nearly fifteen million Jews (Kempinski), it is impossible to state a definitive stance on abortion for them all. With the differing views from text, and voice alike, it's hard to even classify a majority. There has to be differing opinions from different people, because that’s how people