What Does Your Religion Say About Abortion, Surrogacy, Ivf, And Adoption,?

[crystal_waters]

I know that many religions differ on their rules about things,

What does your religion say about abortion, surrogacy, ivf, and adoption?

Crystal waters

 

[JonNC]

I know that many religions differ on their rules about things,

What does your religion say about abortion, surrogacy, ivf, and adoption?

Crystal waters

The LCMS rejects abortion. The problem with ivf is the huge moral issue of unwanted and lost embryos, and the use of donated sperm and eggs.

Jon

 

[Indifferently]

My religion says abortion is wrong, as is obvious from Scripture. Sadly, the Church of England hierarchy have declined to take a strong stance on it. In fact, not many of them actually adhere to my religion, namely Anglicanism. They prefer the religion of Political Correctness.

 

[Publisher]

Since I am a Christian first, my “religion” has various ideas and belief concerning the subject. Some Christians like Catholics and Evangelicals are against abortion…and various sub groups within these traditions make acceptions…Catholics allow procedures that cause an abortion as long as the primary procedure is not to abort the child, but that the abortion is a “by product” of the procedure…a tubal pregnancy for example…removing the ovary and tube to prevent it’s rupture causes an abortion.

Others believe abortions is allowable if the mother’s life is in danger.

Others believe the right of the mother to choose what occurs within her own body is correct.

Some Christians believe that same sex marriage is on equal footing with opposite sex marriage.

Some have no issue concerning IVF…others do.

Since Christianity is a single religion centered around Jesus of Nazareth, Christianity has no single position on any of those subject.

 

[meltzerboy]

I know that many religions differ on their rules about things,

What does your religion say about abortion, surrogacy, ivf, and adoption?

Crystal waters

Abortion is permitted even in Orthodox Judaism PROVIDED the mother’s life is in imminent danger (in this case, it is REQUIRED, not merely permitted) or for cases in which there are two fetuses and one is given virtually no chance of life, AND if the fetus is not aborted the other healthier fetus will also die. To save the life of the healthy fetus, the other fetus may be aborted. However, I don’t believe abortion is required according to Halakhic Law in this instance. There are also so-called leniencies in abortion from the Orthodox Jewish perspective, including rape, incest, and SEVERE genetic abnormality such that if the baby were born, it would most likely not survive for long and be in pain. Orthodox rabbis differ regarding the allowance of abortion in such cases, dependent on the psychological damage the mother might incur carrying her baby to term. Abortion is NOT required in these instances.

IVF is permitted in Orthodox Judaism since it is a means of fulfilling the commandment to be fruitful and multiply, which trumps the artificial means used to have children. However, there are disputes among Orthodox rabbis regarding whether or not the sperm and egg MUST be those of the natural parents, or whether a donor is permitted. Halakhic Law in these issues is quite complex and impossible for me to sum up in a single post. I recommend for anyone who is interested in pursuing more information on this topic to access the JewishVirtualLibrary website.

 

[JonNC]

Abortion is permitted even in Orthodox Judaism PROVIDED the mother’s life is in imminent danger (in this case, it is REQUIRED, not merely permitted) or for cases in which there are two fetuses and one is given virtually no chance of life, AND if the fetus is not aborted the other healthier fetus will also die. To save the life of the healthy fetus, the other fetus may be aborted. However, I don’t believe abortion is required according to Halakhic Law in this instance. There are also so-called leniencies in abortion from the Orthodox Jewish perspective, including rape, incest, and SEVERE genetic abnormality such that if the baby were born, it would most likely not survive for long and be in pain. Orthodox rabbis differ regarding the allowance of abortion in such cases, dependent on the psychological damage the mother might incur carrying her baby to term. Abortion is NOT required in these instances.

IVF is permitted in Orthodox Judaism since it is a means of fulfilling the commandment to be fruitful and multiply, which trumps the artificial means used to have children. However, there are disputes among Orthodox rabbis regarding whether or not the sperm and egg MUST be those of the natural parents, or whether a donor is permitted. Halakhic Law in these issues is quite complex and impossible for me to sum up in a single post. I recommend for anyone who is interested in pursuing more information on this topic to access the JewishVirtualLibrary website.

Hey Meltzer,
Regarding ivf, what does Orthodox Judaism say about the unwanted/leftover embryos?

Jon

 

[meltzerboy]

Hey Meltzer,
Regarding ivf, what does Orthodox Judaism say about the unwanted/leftover embryos?

Jon

I’m not sure although I know that embryos are not accorded the same personhood status as babies, and neither are fetuses. Again, I refer you and others who are interested to the Jewish Virtual Library website to answer many questions such as this. I might add there are other considerations in Judaism in addition to the life of the unborn child in the case of IVF, including whether or not the child in question is regarded as Jewish if the donor mother is non-Jewish. There are differing Orthodox rabbinical ideas about this. Also, the “spilling of seed” in IVF is another issue although, in this instance, it is expressly for the purpose of procreation.

 

[JonNC]

I’m not sure although I know that embryos are not accorded the same personhood status as babies, and neither are fetuses. Again, I refer you and others who are interested to the Jewish Virtual Library website to answer many questions such as this. I might add there are other considerations in Judaism in addition to the life of the unborn child in the case of IVF, including whether or not the child in question is regarded as Jewish if the donor mother is non-Jewish. There are differing Orthodox rabbinical ideas about this. Also, the “spilling of seed” in IVF is another issue although, in this instance, it is expressly for the purpose of procreation.

Thanks.

Jon