<div dir="ltr">instead of our guessing I bring opinions from The encylopedia of medeical halacha by Dr. Steinberg<div><br></div><div>1) no prohibition</div><div>Tosafot Nidah 44b Ehu</div><div>Many take tosafot literally that abortion is allowed</div>
<div>others explain that Tosafot argues that even a goy can do an abortion but we dont pasken that way</div><div style>Rav Uziel claim tosafot only discussed a case of sakanah</div><div style>Others dont take Tosafot literally</div>
<div style><br></div><div style>Ran (chulin 58a) says the prohibition is rabbinic followed by many achronim</div><div style>Another large group of Achronim say the prohibition of abortion is from the Torah</div><div style>
<br></div><div style>reasons</div><div style>a) damage to the mother (maharit & others)</div><div style>b) destroying seed (Chavot Yair and others)</div><div style>c) prevents fetus from keeping mitzvot (Rav Herschler)</div>
<div style>d) chillul Hashem since the church doesnt allow it (Rav Zvig)</div><div style>e) theft - RSZA</div><div style>f) murder - moshav zekenim of Baale Tosafot, RMF, Rav Zolti, ROY etc.</div><div style>based on if it is prohibited to a goy it cant be allowed to a Jew - Hence there is no punishment by bet din</div>
<div style>However many rishonim explicitly deny this - Ramban, Yad Ramah, Radvaz, Sma</div><div style>and of course all those above who brought other reasons</div><div style><br></div><div style>Interstingly Sridei Eish says the prohibition is only rabbinic but we dont know exactly why</div>
<div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000099" face="'comic sans ms', sans-serif">Eli Turkel</font></div>
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