Thus, while there will always be some who argue for no abortion ever, and others who argue for the possibility of abortion right up until the moment of birth, all parties are essentially trying to define the crucial point when "human life" actually begins. However, the modern issue is really more a matter of deciding when "human life" begins. If the miscarriage is the only result, then the penalty is only a fine, while the death of the mother would require "life for life." The one place where the Bible comes closest to describing something like abortion would be Numbers 5:11–31, where a woman whose husband thought she had committed adultery, but has no evidence to prove it, is forced to drink the magical "water that brings the curse." If she has committed adultery, anything that is currently in her womb will discharge and she will no longer be able to have children.Ī similar issue appears in Exodus 21:22–25, which describes a physical fight that injures a pregnant woman resulting in a miscarriage. I first remind readers that our modern conception of abortion didn’t exist when the Bible was written, so you will not find any single direct answer to the abortion issue in the Bible. Increasingly over the past several years questions related to abortion are becoming more and more frequent.
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