WaPo Runs Profile of Jewish Crisis Pregnancy Centers — Complete With Rabbis Who Insist on the Term ‘Fetus’

On Saturday, the Washington Post’s religion page inside the Metro section highlighted a pro-life cause: what may be the only Jewish crisis-pregnancy center in the country, Erica Pelman’s group In Shifra’s Arms (ISA). Debra Rubin’s story for the Religion News Service relayed both sides and noted both Jewish law and Jewish public opinion. Liberal rabbis have railed against ISA, even for using the term “baby” instead of “fetus. Rabbi Peter Stein of Temple Sinai in Cranston, R.I. , is among ISA's detractors, criticizing the group for its use of the term “your baby,” rather than the medical term “fetus.” That's too narrow a perspective of Jewish law, he said.

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