Episode 520: Phil & Skye Answer Listener Voicemails
The Holy Post
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Pregnancy Tests - I Know You Before You Were Born
In the ancient world, there were no pregnancy tests. The only way a woman really knew she was pregnant was when she could actually feel that child in her womb moving. I think a case could be made that a preborn child was still seen as a human creature, based on these texts and others. Andnd ie, i did some studyin a few months ago on what happens to a an if ah if she's assaulted or beaten and gives birth prematurely and the child dies. There's been some debate over how’s that understood. And as i read it, i think it's pretty evident that that child is seen as ahuman being and valued accordly so.
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