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history of abortion

See: Judaism and abortion

The different branches of Judaism offer varying views on abortion. The more conservative branch, Orthodox, views abortion as murder and does not condone it unless the mother's life is in danger. They view conceiving children as what they were brought onto the Earth to do. At the other end of the spectrum, Reform Judaism allows abortion in the case of rape or incest as well as danger to the mother's life. There is no direct law against abortion in the Jewish texts, so it is often left to interpretation of different communities and religious leaders, however, for the most part it is opposed unless in dire circumstances.

Islam and Abortion