“When men strive [struggle/quarrel/contend/fight] 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.
Interpretation: If the child lives, then the husband still has the right to demand a fine for the premature birth. If there is injury - note that the text does not distinguish between mother or child there - then everything up to and including the death penalty is on the table.
I agree that passage in Exodus 21 clearly shows that there is a penalty for someone who would induce a miscarriage - or abortion. And for the case of killing the unborne infant - death.
And of course you have Exodus 20 (Thou Shalt Not Kill [Murder]).
And you have other various passages where God is appalled about the people sacrificing their babies to Molech.
Jeremiah 32:35 And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.
Leviticus 20:2 Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.
The idea that God does not condemn the act of abortion is the ridiculous grasping of straws by the depraved. We can all make mistakes - but repent of them, don't encourage others to go down the same path. The "Pro-Choice" people need to choose correctly, and the choice is simple.
Deuteronomy 30:19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live...
Amen. Right on the money.
AND we’re to love our neighbors as ourselves, and that little baby is the most innocent of our neighbors.