This Matter of Abortion

David M. Feldman

1986

Abortion is not murder, vociferous and repeated claims to the contrary notwithstanding. Abortion cannot be murder in Jewish law, because, as indicated above, murder is one of the three “cardinal” sins that require martyrdom. Rather than commit murder of the innocent, public idolatry or gross sexual immorality [adultery-incest], one has to surrender…

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