wrt using the biblical basis argument. It is a strong rhetorical technique to examine the basis that the other party claims for their argument. IIRC, this is the only significant passage in the bible that speaks to the relative importance of the mother vs the fetus. If in fact, those who argue that abortion is wrong base their argument in the main on this bit of scripture, and they can be shown to be misinterpreting the passage, it undercuts their argument. At which point, you can redirect the argument to the basis that you prefer.
That said, I'm uncertain whether the injury proscribed is to the fetus or to the woman. It would be instructive to look at the Talmud and see what is said there.
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on the other hand...
Date: 2006-11-20 01:56 pm (UTC)It is a strong rhetorical technique to examine the basis that the other party claims for their argument. IIRC, this is the only significant passage in the bible that speaks to the relative importance of the mother vs the fetus. If in fact, those who argue that abortion is wrong base their argument in the main on this bit of scripture, and they can be shown to be misinterpreting the passage, it undercuts their argument. At which point, you can redirect the argument to the basis that you prefer.
That said, I'm uncertain whether the injury proscribed is to the fetus or to the woman. It would be instructive to look at the Talmud and see what is said there.