Well, they can't receive a Christian funeral. What happens to them is up to God. Orthodoxy does not speculate on this. We believe that God has at His disposal an infinite number of options what to do with each soul that has not been baptized, and that His judgment is always merciful and just.
Well, they can't receive a Christian funeral. What happens to them is up to God. Orthodoxy does not speculate on this.
Does having a Christian funeral have some significance in reaching theosis? And, if the mother suddenly realized the gravity of her error, why couldn't the aborted baby have a Christian funeral? If the answer is that the baby was discarded after the killing, then I would say that many times there is no body to bury. And further, while we're on this lovely subject :), is there any view in Orthodoxy about cremation?