In my General Education class, basically Christian worldview, we're currently evaluating what God says about abortion. One of the articles we're reading had what I think is some very strong evidence for God valuing life in the womb!
Let's look at Exod. 21:22-25 :
'If people are fighting and hit a pregnant woman and she gives birth prematurely but there is no serious injury, the offender must be fined whatever the woman’s husband demands and the court allows. But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.'
Now, let's all realize what that just said- the Old Testament (OT) law was that if you hurt an unborn child, even accidentally, whatever you did to the baby gets done to you. If you accidentally hit a pregnant woman and it results in the death of her child in the womb, you are to be killed as punishment. Obviously God treasures and protects the life of children from the point of conception. In fact, the OT punishment for hurting an unborn child was the same as hurting a full grown person.
(Anyone who injures their neighbor is to be injured in the same manner: fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. The one who has inflicted the injury must suffer the same injury.' - Lev 24:19-20)
Wow, sounds like God sees fetuses in the womb as precious, innocent babies to be protected.
Oh, and thank goodness we now live in the law of grace and mercy, thanks to our Savior- Jesus the Christ!!
