progressivejudaism:lauraannegilman:tradfem-princess:progressivejudaism:מפני שחייה קודמין לחייו“…beca
progressivejudaism:lauraannegilman:tradfem-princess:progressivejudaism:מפני שחייה קודמין לחייו“…because [the mother’s] life comes before [the fetus’] life…” - Mishnah Oholot 7:6Let’s talk about the crossroads between Reproductive Health and Religious Freedom and their relationship with the basic, inalienable rights of women and other’s with uteruses from a Jewish perspective…. Keep readingPlease stop spreading lies!!!!Hey, @tradfem-princess, I’m curious as to what “lies” you think @progressivejudaism was spreading? They quoted the Mishna - are you claiming that they misquoted it somehow, or made it up? If so, here’s the source material: https://www.sefaria.org/Mishnah_Oholot.7.6?lang=biSo yeah, Jewish theology and tradition is pretty solid in this stance. Your calling it lies doesn’t change that reality.If you would like to learn more, I will point you to Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg on Jewish theology and abortion: https://threader.app/thread/1125877688877625347“To start: Jewish law allows for abortion, and does not hold that a fetus is a person at conception. For the first 40 days of gestation, a fetus is considered “mere fluid” (Talmud Yevamot 69b), and the fetus is regarded as part of the mother for the duration of the pregnancy.It is not considered to have the status of personhood until birth; the Mishnah (Ohalot 7:6) teaches that if the mother’s life is in danger from the pregnancy, even in labor, the fetus may be sacrificed to save her life, unless the baby’s head has already emerged.Only then, according to Rashi (Talmud Sanhedrin 72b), is the fetus or baby considered to be a nefesh, a soul.Note that generally speaking (can’t think of an exception but I try to be careful with absolutes) an abortion may be a *requirement* if the mother’s life is in danger. Saving a life is basically the highest priority in Judaism and the personhood here is the mother’s.”Rabbi Danya’s a very good teacher. I highly recommend following her, if you’re on Twitter.Thank you @lauraannegilman for bringing your own wisdom and that of Rabbi Ruttenberg to this post. :) -- source link