Modern halakhists who permit abortion in cases where mother's life isn't threatened:
R. Yosef Haim (Rav Pealim EH 1:4)
R. Eliezer Waldenberg (Tzitz Eliezer 6:48 et al)
R. Shneur Zalman Fradkin (Torat Hesed EH 42)
R. Gedalia Felder (Sheilat Yeshurun 1:39) 1/
Multiple fetuses where the mother's life is not in danger: ALMOST ALL poskim PERMIT aborting one or more fetus to save the rest.
R. Elyashiv (see Tzitz Eliezer 20:2)
RHD HaLevi (Mayim Hayim 1:61)
RSZ Auerbach (see Nishmat Avraham 425:1:30)
R. Nahum Rabinovitch (Siah Nahum 116)
Three excellent treatments of the subject (Hebrew). R. Melamed's treatment is crystal clear and well-organized. ph.yhb.org.il/.../%D7%98-%D7…
Rav Herschel Schachter addresses Tay-Sachs abortions and the case of a Bais Yaakov girl who got pregnant - starting at minute 26. yutorah.org/sidebar/lectur… @YUTorah
Rav Asher Weiss cites a number of authorities that haven't been mentioned thus far who are lenient in particular circumstances. torahbase.org/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D…
I think that's it for now.
Sorry I had to block a couple of people when they crossed the line from making a point to trolling.
Everyone ready for a rant about Michael Chabon and his @HUCJIR commencement speech/ @tabletmag article? Here it comes.../1
Chabon's reduction of diversity and complexity (and more synonyms) to exogamy reflects his shallowness. Shtup someone of a different color, and you're "diverse". Endogamy is tantamount to redlining. Heterogeneity is no longer a metaphor; it's literally all about genetics.
"Monocultural places—one language, one religion, one haplotype." We already covered the haplotype. Regarding language, again, on what planet are Jews monocultural? Does Chabon know any Jewish culture outside of his limited Yiddish vocab and his missions to Hebron? /3