[Avodah] Abortion - Rav Asher Weiss

[Micha Berger]

On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 10:14:34AM -0400, Michael Poppers via Avodah wrote:
: In Avodah V36n99, R'Micha wrote
:> After all, the fetus
:> has a potential of future shemiras Shabbos even if it didn't yet
:> become a person.
: 
: When do we consider potential (as opposed to actual) in Halacha? ...

Well, what about RAWeiss's own starting point: "chalel alava Shabbos
achas kedei sheyishmor Shabbasos harbeih"?
One can be mechalel Shabbos for a person in a coma because of their
*potential* of possibly observing Shabbos (at least moments thereof)
in the future.

It is that same potential he is ascribing a fetus. And since it's
about the future, one needn't be concerned with whether the future
potential shmomeir Shabbos exists yet or not.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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