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She said her Jewish belief is that until a child is 7 days old they are not considered a person. So the answer to when life begins is when they are 7 days old. She stated that this is not the belief of all Jews. In fact, she said if you get 5 Jews in a room, you’ll get 5 different theological views.

It's only the view of materialistic Jews who don't actually believe in God, sanctity of life, and the teachings of the rabbis. (sarc alert) You may want to share this: http://www.jewsforlife.org/Judaism-pro-life-message.cfm

The view of Judaism is that abortion, while not considered murder, should be strongly discouraged. While the fetus is not accorded full human status, it is still considered a developing life with value, that must be protected and saved whenever possible, unless the life of the mother is in danger. In that case, it is permissible to abort the fetus. The Mishnah Oholoth 7:6 along with Rashi's commentaries in Talmud Sanhedrin 72b make it very clear that the life (and not the 'choice' or 'health' of the mother) is the only permissible reason for abortion. Had abortion been performed in Rashi's time for birth control, convenience, or economic reasons there would have been an outcry from rabbis and the religious community and the practice would have been condemned. Under no circumstances should abortion performed for frivolous reasons be given a stamp of approval by rabbis, under the pretext of "health."

Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you. (Jeremiah 1:5).