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Bas relief at Angkor Wat, c. 1150, depicting a demon performing an abortion upon a woman who has been sent to the underworld. The Vedic and smrti laws of India reflected a concern with preserving the male seed of the three upper castes; and the religious courts imposed various penances for the woman or excommunication for a priest who provided an abortion. [3]
Despite such harsh condemnation, the penalty for abortion is the withholding of water libations from the woman; while the abortionist may lose caste and, with it, opportunity for liberation from samsara. [10] In Buddhism, the oldest Theraveda texts condemn abortion but do not prohibit or prescribe penance.
Induced abortion has a long history and can be traced back to civilizations as varied as ancient China (abortifacient knowledge is often attributed to the mythological ruler Shennong), [182] ancient India since its Vedic age, [183] ancient Egypt with its Ebers Papyrus (c. 1550 BCE), and the Roman Empire in the time of Juvenal (c. 200 CE). [25]
Earlier this week, a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion indicating that the high court would eliminate federal-level abortion protections rattled the country as a final ruling on the matter is ...
Though the Civil War distracted many Americans from the abortion debate, its end allowed some physicians to return to their anti-abortion campaign. "Since the embryo, they argued, was fully alive from the point of conception, abortion at any point, regardless of whether the mother had quickened or not—was murder pure and simple."
A look back at U.S. abortion laws and the Roe vs. Wade decision.
Abortion in early pregnancy was not only commonplace but widely regarded as morally acceptable. Skip to main content. News. 24/7 help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...
The abortion debate is a longstanding and contentious discourse that touches on the moral, legal, medical, and religious aspects of induced abortion. [1] In English-speaking countries, the debate has two major sides, commonly referred to as the "pro-choice" and "pro-life" movements.