SCOTUS Docket: Jewish Pro-Life Group Gets Christian Support

After the Supreme Court agreed to hear the abortion case that is now roiling the nation, one of the groups that weighed in was a small nonprofit called the Jewish Pro-Life Foundation. In an official filing to the court called an amicus brief, the foundation cited the Torah, telling the court that "Jewish law prohibits abortion and Judaism obligates us to protect innocent life in the womb." Most American Jews disagree with that position -- 4 out of 5 support abortion rights, according to a recent Pew poll -- and while Jewish law on the matter is complicated, it actually requires abortion in some circumstances.