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This ruling is codified in the Code of Jewish Law(Even HaEzer 5,12) [16th century] unconditionally. Later rabbinic authorities, however, require some sort of medical indication in order to allow the woman to use the potion of roots. Modern rabbinic authorities today seem to prefer the use of the birth control pill as the modern cup of roots.
The RAA and the RCC absolutely object to the production of stem cells from embryos equating it to abortion. Orthodox Judaism has a more moderate opinion on this issue emphasizing the sanctity of saving human life. On the use of stem cells for cloning purposes RAA, RCC and Orthodox Judaism have issues unfavorable viewpoints.
Aug 1, 2018 · Among religious women, in private conversations, it is common knowledge which Orthodox rabbis rule sensitively on pregnancy and medical ethics. They are called poskim, halachic decisors with ...
May 5, 2022 · People protest in reaction to the leak of the Supreme Court draft abortion ruling, in New York City on May 3. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images via JTA.org) By Ron Kampeas. WASHINGTON — Orthodox Jewish advocacy groups are getting ready for a deep dive into state abortion laws — and a potentially delicate political balancing act.
May 5, 2022 · Rabbi Asher Lopatin, a Detroit area Orthodox rabbi, told JTA that the late Rabbi Ahron Soloveichik, another halachic authority, ruled that rape in some cases would allow abortion.
Jul 27, 2022 · Halakhic perspectives and discussions about abortion have evolved through Jewish history. Biblical sources discuss spontaneous abortion due to injury, which requires monetary compensation. Rabbinic sources determine that a fetus only gains the status of human ( nefesh) at birth, and Talmudic sages maintain the fetus’s dependency on its mother.
May 23, 2019 · The responses by these two Orthodox groups underline at least two significant differences when it comes to abortion between Jewish law, on the one hand, and Catholic law and the hard-line pro-life ...
