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“When the fetus is still inside and the mothers life is threatened you can kill the fetus”
Yep
Thus in repsonse to the question
““Reb Eliezer, I’m really shocked that you support abortion being legal.”
I replied ” Your’e shocked that a yid takes the Torah’s view ?”
The Torah allows abortion. period. full stop. (As explained this is not akin to the Torah allows chazir (if life is in danger)” it is more akin to “The Torah allows amputations*” This does NOT mean the torah allows abortion in all cases rch”l, much like the Torah doesn’t allow amputations in all cases
As to the specific instances where the Torah allows it, of course need to be decided by a qualified posek, not by the Supreme court nor by congress
(* I used heart surgeries earlier, I think amputation is a better anaalogy. Plus it fits with the Gemaras’ expression “uber yerech imo” )