(Originally posted on Facebook)
Pregnancy is a journey, with birth at the end of the journey as a miraculous result. Having counseled couples thorough miscarriages and stillbirths, among other complex situations, birth is not a fait accompli at the moment of fertilization/conception, which is why Judaism and some other religions consider the life of the woman carrying the developing potential life first and foremost, while still seeking to have the pregnancy end in childbirth while preserving the mother’s life and health. Laws must make it possible for people of all faiths (or no faith group) to follow their practice in this regard, rather than putting only one more restrictive faith viewpoint over all others. That does not mean that the law should be based on religion. It means that laws should preserve freedom.
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