| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - Encyclopedia Judaica's well-documented article on Abortion (which I recommend, though I can not cut-and-paste parts of it) characterizes the position of the rabbis and medieval codes as follows: Exodus 21:22-25 imposes a fine for unintentionally causing a miscarriage, but abortion is still prohibited within Judaism, except to save the life of the mother.
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