According to Jewish traditions, there is a fairly wide range of potential attitudes toward abortion, however it takes a lot of interpretation to find them all. The main Jewish anti-abortion claims consist of the possible dangers of abortion, the traditional halakhic view of opposition, and the devaluation of human life accompanied by abortion. (Greenberg, 148) However, upon re-examining the texts behind these views, much more evidence can be found to actually support abortion. The possible dangers …showed first 75 words of 768 total…

…showed last 75 words of 768 total…to help out these conflicts. These things include quality adoption places, monitoring of parental abuse, recognition that the community is responsible of raising and education children in addition to the parents, better sex education, and more responsibility among sexually active individuals. (Greenberg, 153) By reexamining what’s written in the original texts, the halakhic stance can hopefully change from anti-abortion with exceptions, to for the woman's right to choose what's best for herself and for society.