God stated that a person would be called to account for injuring an unborn child. So, in his eyes, killing an unborn child is murder. ​ — Exodus 20: 13; 21: 22, 23.
( स्तोत्र १३९: १६) जन्म न झालेल्या गर्भाला इजा करणाऱ्‍या व्यक्‍तीचा झाडा घेतला जाईल, असे देवाने म्हटले होते.