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What is a person?

שו”תCategory: moralWhat is a person?
asked 3 months ago

Hello Rabbi, I have a question on the subject of abortions. I know that your opinion is that abortion is forbidden. But my question is when do you think a person is considered a person? Before he develops his intellect and cannot experience anything, is he still considered a person and must not be killed?


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מיכי Staff answered 3 months ago
I don’t know what develops when, nor do I know of a line of development that defines a person. Even intelligence is an imprecise concept. Therefore, it is sufficient to not throw away.

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L replied 3 months ago

But according to the Rabbi, is the value of man the body or the "I", because if it is the "I", it does not exist until there is a mind. I do not ask what develops when, but what is man.8

שלמה replied 3 months ago

I agree with the question, so is a sperm for a purpose also killing a person? Or is only a sperm with an egg considered a person?

מיכי Staff replied 3 months ago

It's likely only from the moment of fertilization. From then on, it's just a lack of time.

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