PostmodernProphet
fully immersed in faith..
Judaism
In Judaism, views on abortion draw primarily upon the legal and ethical teachings of the Hebrew Bible, the Talmud, the case-by-case decisions of responsa, and other rabbinic literature. The Talmud states that a foetus is not legally a person until it is delivered.
Jewish law does not share the belief common among abortion opponents that life begins at conception, nor does it legally consider the fetus to be a full person deserving of protections equal those accorded to human beings. In Jewish law, a fetus attains the status of a full person only at birth. Sources in the Talmud indicate that prior to 40 days of gestation, the fetus has an even more limited legal status, with one Talmudic authority (Yevamot 69b) asserting that prior to 40 days the fetus is “mere water.”
Islam
All schools of Islamic law agree that abortion is permitted when the mother's life is in danger at any point in pregnancy. After 120 days (fertilization age), abortion is only permitted if the life of the mother is in danger, as after 120 days the fetus is believed to be a living soul.
they based their opinion upon the "scientific" beliefs of a medieval rabbi that the unborn was nothing more than water...........I wonder if science has discovered anything new about the unborn since 1350........

