Judaism Is Anti-Abortion. But Not the National Council of Jewish Women

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : The only time abortion is permitted in Judaism is in the very rare instance when the mother's physical life is threatened.
48% : There is nothing in the Torah, Midrash, or other sacred Jewish texts that allows abortion on demand for convenience or choice.
43% : States would not be allowed to protect infants that survive abortion.
38% : In Judaism, all human life is sacred; abortion is a violation of Jewish law and considered akin to murder.
36% : It supports abortion up to birth for any reason, and takes passages from the Torah, providing a distorted interpretation of the verses.
35% : The passage in Exodus 21:21-25 is not about abortion.
34% : Ms. Salamon leaves out important facts about preborn life in her defense of abortion.
33% : Christian doctors and others who feel abortion violates their religious and moral convictions would be forced to commit murder.

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