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Old 05-19-2007, 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by kerry edwards View Post
If their view is based on the sanctity of life, the mother's innocent life should be the equivalent of the fetus's innocent life and at best there is no reason to prefer the life of either one and it's easily argued that the mother's life is to be preferred because death is being caused by the injustice of rape.
That's the point the rabbi was making to the class I had in college. For the Jew, the answer is easy: The life of the mother is more important than nascent life.
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