כתב יד

Updated: Jun 15, 2022

One of the only כתבי יד that we have from the Rebbe on the topic of abortion:

The Halacha varies in context of levels of danger to the mother and stage of the pregnancy.

Therefore, it is imperative to consult a Rov in all cases, whether is seems to be a case where one should be maikel or machmir.

In the following response to a non-religious couple considering an abortion, the Rebbe highlighted that killing a fetus is just as wrong...

The Gemara learns out from the words “דַּ֣ם הָֽאָדָ֔ם בָּֽאָדָ֖ם” that it is forbidden for a non-Jew to kill a fetus: בראשית פרק ט פסוק...