Jewish views on abortion Flashcards
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What are 3 details about Jewish views on abortion?
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- Judaism teaches that all life is special and belongs to God. This is often referred to as the sanctity of life.
- As God is the Creator of all life, only he should say when life begins or ends. Therefore, Jews believe they should do all they can to preserve life.
- PIKUACH NEFESH - Pikuach Nefesh means that saving a human life should take priority over everything, even if this means breaking some of the laws set out in the Torah e.g. A doctor could work on Shabbat to save a life, breaking the Shabbat rules to take this day of rest.
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What is a piece of evidence to support this?
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“God made mankind in his image” - Genesis.
“Do not kill”
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How does this change a Jews life?
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-Orthodox Jews believe that pikuach nefesh applies to a foetus and so abortion is unacceptable. They would do all they can to protect human life, so they will attend peaceful marches against abortion.
