When Judaism was founded, its view of a god was much different from those of pre-existing religions. The monotheistic religion viewed God as kind, merciful, and selfless. Other religion’s saw their gods as self-concerning, amoral beings. Judaism’s God also made man. In the Torah, Genesis 1:26-27 states, “And God created man in His image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.” From this quote, many conclude that since God made man, then abortion must be a bad thing in Judaism: not necessarily. In fact, the Torah does not address abortion. Judaism has a very unique approach to abortion. The religions can neither be categorized by pro-life or pro-choice, majorly because Jews have their own legal ethics and
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However, as new issues concerning Jewish law are brought to attention, there can be modifications to specific rules. In most cases when Jews need guidance, they go to their local Rabbis, but in cases that have an undetermined course of action, Conservative Jews can turn to The Committee of Jewish Laws and Standards. This committee is a group of twenty-five Rabbis who determine the boundaries of Jewish law through the halakhic policy. Through this ethical and religious system of legal precedents, the Conservative Judaic Committee can review many cases, some of which include abortion. An example of one of the cases that the Committee voted on was if a partial-birth abortion is permitted to be performed. A partial-birth abortion is when the living baby is pulled out feet first up to its neck, the skull puncture, the brain extracted, and then the dead baby delivered. On September 17th, 2003, the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards voted for the allowance of this abortion technique. The Committee of Conservative Rabbis has been reforming Judaic law since …show more content…
In fact, biblical passages address a myriad of human situations in moral context, but not the controversial topic of abortion. Much of Christianity’s modern beliefs on abortion come from different interpretations of passages that were not originally intended to apply to the practice of abortion. Under Roman Law, abortion was permitted. It wasn’t until recently that the majority of Christian denominations have set strict guidelines against the practice. This section will address both cases of abortion in Christianity, however, the pro-life position is favored in modern day society. According to Anglican Theological Review, “the majority of Christians in the modern world… conclude that the termination of a pregnancy at any stage is tantamount to the murder of a human
However, as new issues concerning Jewish law are brought to attention, there can be modifications to specific rules. In most cases when Jews need guidance, they go to their local Rabbis, but in cases that have an undetermined course of action, Conservative Jews can turn to The Committee of Jewish Laws and Standards. This committee is a group of twenty-five Rabbis who determine the boundaries of Jewish law through the halakhic policy. Through this ethical and religious system of legal precedents, the Conservative Judaic Committee can review many cases, some of which include abortion. An example of one of the cases that the Committee voted on was if a partial-birth abortion is permitted to be performed. A partial-birth abortion is when the living baby is pulled out feet first up to its neck, the skull puncture, the brain extracted, and then the dead baby delivered. On September 17th, 2003, the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards voted for the allowance of this abortion technique. The Committee of Conservative Rabbis has been reforming Judaic law since …show more content…
In fact, biblical passages address a myriad of human situations in moral context, but not the controversial topic of abortion. Much of Christianity’s modern beliefs on abortion come from different interpretations of passages that were not originally intended to apply to the practice of abortion. Under Roman Law, abortion was permitted. It wasn’t until recently that the majority of Christian denominations have set strict guidelines against the practice. This section will address both cases of abortion in Christianity, however, the pro-life position is favored in modern day society. According to Anglican Theological Review, “the majority of Christians in the modern world… conclude that the termination of a pregnancy at any stage is tantamount to the murder of a human