[Rubber_Duckie_27]

I'm sure we would all agree that such a scenario would be terribly difficult to deal with - but to me an intra-abdominal pregnancy is the same as an ectopic, the baby cannot survive to term and it would likely kill the mother if allowed to progress. What a sad thing...the handful of women I know who have had ectopics had wanted their babies very much and terminating them to save their own lives and future fertility was a crushing thing nonetheless.

If only science could find a way to transplant the little one into the uterus...until then, there is no other choice in such a situation.

[mvpel]

This is the sort of circumstance under which Jewish law allows for abortion. It is repeated three times in the Talmud that if someone is coming to kill you, you should arise quickly and kill him first.

In intra-abdominal or ectopic pregnancies, the unborn child falls into the category of rodef, one pursuing the mother to kill her.

[not_apathetic_anymore]

Intellectually I know what you say is true, but with an ectopic the ectopic (at least the ones I've seen) they were usually earlier (smaller) and not removed intact.

It was a lot more bothersome to me to see an about 3.5 inch or so formed (and still moving) being removed.