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Yoelit Lipinsky

Yoelit Lipinsky, PhD, is a postdoctoral fellow at University of British Columbia, focusing on bio-ethical issues, and works with Providence Health Care.

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Abortion: Halakhic Perspectives

While halakhic discussions about abortion largely excluded the arguments and perspectives of women, in general poskim (decisors) determined that a woman’s life takes priority over the life of the fetus. Halakhic perspectives have explored the point at which the fetus is considered a human and taken the mother’s physical and psychological health into account in determining her right to abort.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Yoelit Lipinsky." (Viewed on March 29, 2024) <http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/author/lipinsky-yoelit>.