I hope folks realize that Diana speaks for her "beliefs" and not Judaism--at
least in my "beliefs."

I'd be damned before I'd let any Rabbi--unless he/she were an excellent
doctor and decent person--make any consultation or determination concerning
my medical condition or my relations with my God.

I would hope he/she would be gracious enough to call my attention to my fly
being open.

Just another voice in nearly 6000 years of Jewish Babble.

Steve Margolis

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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 02:23:59 EDT
From: Dina Dror <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: The Abortion/Euthanasia Thread (Long!)
Hi,
I believe that Judaism doesn't allow for abortion in rape and other cases
unless the mother's life is in danger. I don't remember what the final
answer
is on when a life begins. However, there are specific laws involved and each
and every individual case is different in terms of how to deal with this
issue.
If someone is pregnant and spontaneously loses the "fetus" within a certain
period of time, then the law is different from when it happens later on in
the pregnancy in determining various issues such as a "first born" or etc. A
Rabbi has to be consulted in every single case since the final answer can be
different depending on the circumstances.
Hope this helps,