Striking Down Roe v. Wade Will Violate Jewish Religious Liberty

A woman who had desperately wanted to get pregnant ended up having to have an abortion. This woman, who I know well, told me her story through tears but without hyperbole or exaggeration. She and her husband had tried to conceive for three years before she finally became pregnant. Everything was going smoothly until 18 weeks into the pregnancy, when the woman's water broke and contractions started, stopping the development of the baby's lungs in the absence of amniotic fluid. An ultrasound additionally showed that the woman's uterus had become infected, and that she could die if the nonviable fetus was not removed. Thankfully, once they did so, the infection cleared and this woman was able to have a son a few years later.