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[–] bizarroland@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I go by the Jewish rule.

In the Old Testament, God breathed life into Adam, and thus he became a living soul.

So until the infant takes its first breath, it's not an actual soul. It is a lump of tissue with potential.

I hope that there are as few abortions as are absolutely necessary, but I will not begrudge a single person their choice to have an abortion regardless of the stage of the pregnancy at which it happens.

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

it's not an actual soul. It is a lump of tissue with potential.

It's part of the mother according to Jewish law.

[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Is this one reason why Jewish doctors were historically the only ones okay with performing abortions?

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago

Yes but abortion procedures are not unique to Jewish doctors. Egypt, China, India, Rome; all of them practiced abortions both medically induced and surgical.

[–] ieGod@lemmy.zip -2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Respiration still occurs through the umbilical. You shouldn't use sky fairy tales for scientific bases.

[–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 weeks ago

Internal (diffusion of gases from the bloodstream into the tissues of the body) respiration =/=external respiration (diffusion of atmospheric gases through the alveolus into the bloodstream)

And respiration is only half of breathing, the other half being ventilation.

Don't use science to put someone down when you don't even understand what you're talking about