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Avram in MD:
Therefore, I don’t think we should be using the halachic argument regarding fetal status with respect to the mother as a cover for the secular/pro-choice position.
I would think that first you would have to prove that the Torah gives any care to the life of a fetus more than the monetary interest that it’s father might have in it.
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Rambam in Chovel U’Mazik 4:1
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Also, regarding Chavalah, the Rambam in Chovel U’Mazik 5:1
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