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'The Torah, the Mishnah, the Talmud and later rabbinic sources
consider the woman's physical and emotional health before that of the fetus. Until the baby is born, Judiasm considers the fetus to be part of the woman's body. She is never the villain when difficult choices need to be made.'
Rabbi Mara Nathan