Abortion is murder.
Abortion being murder is not what seems to be evident in that passage. That passage would indicate that the author of Exodus believed that an aborted pregnancy was a tragedy and not a murder.
Inferring more from it, the person who "caused" the event was penalized. In other words the passage is not seeming to be discussing a miscarriage, rather an event caused by someone!
I am not so eloquent that I can adequately debate with all of the FReepers here. I just think that certain things are worth considering when engaging in arguments.
I personally find abortion to be a most troublesome subject, and I have long preferred to not discuss the matter. I will not post again on this thread.