[thoughtomator]

The Exodus law was for a people in transit. Once resettled in Israel, the Leviticus law was given, which restates much of the Exodus law but does not include the law given in Exodus 21:22.

In the Leviticus law, there is no crime condemned more thoroughly than child sacrifice.

While there are provisions for abortion in Judaism, these are only for the cases where the mother is at risk of grave injury.

Add the Jerusalem Post authors to the 95%+ of Jews who don't know what the Torah teaches on the matter.

[ambrose]

My vague recollection is that a fetus is viewed under Jewish law as being less than human, but more than just a mere appendage to a woman's body. Something in-between. That's why abortion is permitted to save the life of the mother, but otherwise forbidden.