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Israel Will Offer Young Women “Free Abortions”
Life News ^ | January 10, 2014 | Christina Martin

Posted on 01/11/2014 9:53:21 AM PST by NYer

In a move that can only be described as incomprehensible and utterly tragic, Israel’s cabinet approved a new health policy that will cover all abortions for women from age 20-33 in the year of 2014. The government will pay for abortions at a cost of $4.6 million dollars. These state funded abortions will seek to provide funding for up to 6,300 women.

The Jewish Chronicle Online describes this decision as one that showcases how progressive and forward-leaning the country’s political stance can be, despite still having a dominant religious lobby, and a conservative prime minister.

Before this ruling, subsidized abortions in Israel were allowed only through approval of a special committee and in cases of sexual abuse, life endangerment or for women under 20 or over 40. Although women will still be required to go before a committee before aborting they now have access to free abortions for any reason. A Daily Beast article highlighting abortion in Israel explains that while abortions have to be approved by committee virtually every case is approved and doctors who perform abortions illegally outside of the state system are never prosecuted.

Dr. Yonathan Halevy of the Shaare Zedek Medical Center leads Israel’s Health Ministry commission who made the ruling. Dr. Yonatan told the Times of Israel, “We want large families in Israel. We definitely encourage birth. “But when pregnancy occurs and it is undesired or inadvertent, I think we should supply the means to end the pregnancy properly.”

This abortion ruling makes Israel one of the most liberal nations in the world in regards to abortion. Although Israeli health officials hope this initiative will inspire international state-funded abortions, religious leaders inside the nation and throughout the globe are condemning this new ruling.

Rabbi David Stav, head of a liberal group of Orthodox rabbis told the Times of Israel there was “no question” that in the absence of a medical emergency, abortion is against Jewish law.

Dr. Eli Schussheim, chairman of the pro-life group Efrat, compared the decision to theft, saying that by allocating funding for non-medically necessary abortions, the committee “is stealing… from sick people… and giving the money instead as a prize to 6,000 negligent women.”

The Baptist Press quoted C. Ben Mitchell a professor of moral philosophy at Union Univ. in Jackson, Tenn who said, “Israel has been wracked by bloodshed for centuries. It seems almost unimaginable that the state would now fund violence in the womb. We must add this to our prayer for the peace of Jerusalem.”

The Baptist Press also talked to Sandy Shoshani who leads Be’ad Chaim, a pro-life organization in Israel. She pleaded, “If you want to stand with Israel, then pray that we would stop our abortions. Write to our minister of health, write to our hospital directors. “I think that’s the way to go because the government doesn’t care at all, but the hospitals are getting money from Christians. They could be pushed. She goes on to say, “If you really love Israel, you want to stop abortion here, not support it.”

 

Israel’s Library of congress records that around 40,000 abortions take place in Israel yearly, with nearly half of them being illegal.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; Israel
KEYWORDS: abortion; alreadyposted; buzzfeed; israel; katenocera; prolife; randsconcerntrolls
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To: ought-six

“Israel, of all places. This really surpises me. I mean, they mention the Holocaust at every opportunity; and then they sanction this, a holocaust of the most innocent among them?
They should cease mentioning the Holocaust at all after this.”

I don’t know if this number is accurate but around one billion unborn children have been murdered in the womb over the past 40 or so years. (I’m sure someone can correct me on this if I am stating an innaccurate number.)

Does that qualify as a Holocaust?

The internal Holocaust of the womb will bring about an external Holocaust on a scale not seen since the Flood.


21 posted on 01/11/2014 10:19:35 AM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; me = independent conservative)
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To: ClearCase_guy

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22 posted on 01/11/2014 10:19:55 AM PST by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs assist!)
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To: prisoner6

And Freepers mock me when i say time and time again, they are not worth defending. We give them $$ aid, they turn into California of the Desert.


23 posted on 01/11/2014 10:22:55 AM PST by max americana (fired liberals in our company last election, and I laughed while they cried (true story))
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To: NYer

Most Jews and abortions

The fruit of neglecting what they were specially given

What a shame

And self destructive morally......and practically


24 posted on 01/11/2014 10:25:34 AM PST by wardaddy (wifey instructed me today to grow chapter president beard back again....i wonder why?)
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To: NYer; windcliff; stylecouncilor

Completely undermines “L’Chaim”.

God does not sanction this.


25 posted on 01/11/2014 10:29:31 AM PST by onedoug
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To: NYer
The Jewish Chronicle Online describes this decision as one that showcases how progressive and forward-leaning the country’s political stance can be...

How utterly NON-Jewish, if you're talking religion, which these people clearly are not. If you are a faithful Jew, how could you support abortion, when you're waiting for the Messiah to be born? How can you know which unborn child is the Messiah, and why would you gamble that He would die as a result of this political decision?

26 posted on 01/11/2014 10:37:35 AM PST by SuziQ
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To: NYer

Expect the pregnancy and abortion rates to both skyrocket.

Many women get pregnant because of the ease with which they can get abortions. If they are both easy to get and “free”, there is no incentive to use contraceptives. And when you give a woman the message that her child is subhuman and it can be killed for convenience—you basically are telling that woman that *she* is worthless. We already see that wherever abortion is legal and common.

(I don’t mean “you” personally, I am using it as a non-specific pronoun.)


27 posted on 01/11/2014 10:50:18 AM PST by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: Wyrd bið ful aræd

It might end with a wimper. The Muzzies will take over Europe just by reproducing.


28 posted on 01/11/2014 10:52:59 AM PST by scrabblehack
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To: max americana

perhaps America is not worth defending any more, either, since USA has a FAR FAR more “liberal” abortion policy (and has had it for several years, with millions of deaths inflicted)
than anything Israel has ever had, or is proposing now.

perhaps Europe is not worth defending anymore, for same reason.

perhaps... we should all just give up and quit? After all, mass scale abortion on demand is not the only grievous sin in America these days....

just my thought: I wish to continue the good fight...and I do admit just how difficult our situation is...and if the good Lord wants to say ENOUGH, He’d certainly be justified... but until He does....let’s all just keep trying to repair America first, and the world at large too yes of course, but for all of us here in USA let’s try to get our own house in order... we are in deep doo-doo..right here! Thanks


29 posted on 01/11/2014 10:53:44 AM PST by faithhopecharity (now)
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To: Viennacon

You are right, Viennacon. But how many times did the Lord punish His chosen people? They just refuse to learn and of course we are just as bad.
I have been thinking how there is little difference between an abortion or throwing our innocent babes into the fiery stomach of the idol Molech. The idol is different now, and is just self, but the result for the babies is just the same; a painful death.


30 posted on 01/11/2014 10:54:03 AM PST by ruesrose (The Anchor Holds)
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To: faithhopecharity

ps: There are an estimated 1,600,000 abortions every year in USA.

(!)


31 posted on 01/11/2014 10:59:37 AM PST by faithhopecharity (now)
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To: faithhopecharity

Well the U.S. population is probably 20x the population of Israel...So your numbers probably make sense...


32 posted on 01/11/2014 11:07:16 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: NYer

Dr. Eli Schussheim, chairman of the pro-life group Efrat, compared the decision to theft, saying that by allocating funding for non-medically necessary abortions, the committee “is stealing… from sick people… and giving the money instead as a prize to 6,000 negligent women.”

That right there is the best statement EVER. With all the methods of birth control out there, a woman who becomes pregnant accidentally, unless raped, is negligent. And a dope.


33 posted on 01/11/2014 11:10:14 AM PST by alphadoggie
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To: NYer
Instead of free abortions, this would be quicker, if they REALLY want to commit suicide as a nation!


34 posted on 01/11/2014 11:13:19 AM PST by A Formerly Proud Canadian (I once was blind, but now I see...)
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To: NYer

Pre-immolate.


35 posted on 01/11/2014 11:21:45 AM PST by PALIN SMITH (In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.)
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To: SuziQ
The Jewish Chronicle is probably being honest.

Let's face it. Israel isn't "Jewish" in any religious sense. It's a secular nation with a European-style parliamentary government that just happens to be located at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea.

For what I can see, it seems that most Israeli's look upon their nation's "Jewish identity" as an excuse to maintain a de facto segregated society that wouldn't be tolerated in too many modern countries.

36 posted on 01/11/2014 11:43:46 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("I've never seen such a conclave of minstrels in my life.")
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To: NYer

Pure Evil has infected government everywhere. Won’t be long now,,,


37 posted on 01/11/2014 12:03:57 PM PST by TalBlack
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To: NYer

It sounds like Israel is now taking on the traits that nearly exterminated their people during WWII.

http://www.angelfire.com/mo/baha/nazis.html


38 posted on 01/11/2014 12:59:12 PM PST by Slyfox (We want our pre-existing HEALTH INSURANCE back!)
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To: NYer

Al Qaeda has been offering to do this for years.


39 posted on 01/11/2014 2:14:26 PM PST by ArcadeQuarters (Socialism is slavery.)
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To: NYer

Not free abortions, but rather baby killing paid for by the American taxpayer.


40 posted on 01/11/2014 2:48:12 PM PST by Oliviaforever
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