Biblical Debate: Abortion

----Rebuttals----"When men strive together and hit a pregnant woman, so that her children come out, but there is no harm, the one who hit her shall surely be fined, as the woman's husband shall impose on him, and he shall pay as the judges determine. But if there is harm, then you shall pay life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe."--- Exodus 21: 22-25 This is basically where our debate is centered upon. Let's analyze this to get the full meaning of this passage, shall we?"When men strive together and hit a pregnant woman, so that her children come out,"Basically, a miscarriage. Or in other words a premature birth. You say: ---------"It is an obvious fact that pregant women can be forced into early labor and still give birth to a healthy child."Not true. The earlier a baby is born, the severity of health problems increases. It is [premature births] the most frequent cause of infant deaths. Those who DO survive usually face intellectual disability, vision and hearing loss, etc. The source I shall list is of true research:http://www.cdc.gov...(source used to confirm facts ONLY)"but there is no harm"The passage is talking about the woman. "the one who hit her shall surely be fined, as the woman's husband shall impose on him, and he shall pay as the judges determine."So, in the Bible it says that if an abortion is forced, the man who caused it to occur must pay a fine. "But if there is harm, then you shall pay life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe."This is concerning the harmed woman. Fetuses do not have teeth, so this PROVES that the passage is only punishing a forced abortion with a fine, and punishing a woman's injury with something more fair.Conclusion: There is a penalty if a man causes a miscarriage of a woman while in a quarrel. The penalty is a FINE. So, according to the Bible, the unborn "child", is JUST A PIECE OF PROPERTY! My opponent is wrong yet again. Even though this particular verse that I have stated is toward Jeremiah the Prophet, Acts 10:34 states that ' God is no respecter of persons'God may find the fetus in his image, but he doesn't put much emphasis on it. Why is this? Because if God sincerely *did* care, God would've put a heavier penalty for getting rid of a fetus. God doesn't even mention a punishment for an abortion that a woman wants.God doesn't give the same punishment for aborting a fetus the same punishment as killing a fully grown human. Ok so, before I state my first rebuttel I would like to point out the problem of his first case. He basically states that since God killed fetuses then we can too.This was basically a side argument that shows that God is not really concerned with abortion. The fact that the Bible lists no penalty for abortion, and has advocated for it, proves that abortion is Biblical. In Job 3:2-4,11-19, Job strongly states that the quality of life is as or more important than being born. This relates to the abortion argument. Later, in Job 10:18-19, Job reiterates again the importance of the quality of life, not just being born. As a way to improve our quality of life, abortion is defended here. Since these passages are somewhat lengthely, I will list some of the passages I quoted:"Cursed be the day of my birth, and cursed be the night I was conceived. Let that day be turned into darkness. Let it be lost even to God on high, and let it be shrouded in darkness...""Why didn't I die at birth as I came from the womb? Why did my mother let me live? Why did she nurse me at her breasts? For if I had died at birth, I would be at piece now, asleep and at rest. I would rest with the world's kings and prime ministers, famous for their great construction projects..." Conclusion: The Bible shows that abortion is not morally wrong, as it shows that quality of life is more important then life itself. "My opponent now states that since the Jews didn't put a money value on a baby that was before a month old. However, anyone who knows about the state and pregnancies will know that a bbay that has not been born yet or has been proven to be able to survive is of no use to the state so that is the reason for the money value."So at a month it suddenly changes? No, God didn't view a fetus as a person. Conclusion:God did not count a fetus as a person. He did not include fetuses in the count in the census' he commanded be taken. God did not punish an abortion when it occured, unless the woman was forced to have a miscarriage. God DOES NOT view a FETUS as HUMAN PERSON! So, Biblically, abortion is not morally wrong, and actually is helpful in some cases because the quality of life matters as much or more than the length of life.