The Squad’s Afghan Silence; Nothing Sacred about Killing a Baby

About this episode

Yaakov Menken discusses abortion laws in Texas and critiques a rabbi's perspective on abortion.

In which I elaborate on my piece in Town Hall, “ The Silence of the Squad ,” before turning to the Texas law that recently took effect, prohibiting most abortions after six weeks’ gestation. The accompanying photo shows what a developing fetus looks like at that age. A “rabbi” writing in JTA claims she “accidentally conceived” on Rosh HaShanah — and having an abortion was both a “blessing” and a “ sacred choice .” There’s nothing sacred about killing a baby.

People in this episode

Host: Yaakov Menken

Topics covered

• abortion
• Texas law
• fetus development
• religious perspectives
• political commentary

Keywords

• abortion
• Texas law
• Rosh HaShanah
• fetus
• religion
• politics
• Yaakov Menken

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Town Hall, JTA

Places: Texas

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