Avram
( I posted a more detailed reply that might not make it through the mods)
“I’m not referring to pregnancy complications where the medical establishment would advise abortion, R”L.”
Me neither, those are straight forward and not even really controversial, sure the talking heads stir the pot once in a while, even catholic hospitals perform those under a pseudonym (not an “abortion” but an “extraction” or something or encourage the patient to go somewhere that will, it is hard to imagine that changing
” I’m referring to an intersectional case where Torah authorities would require abortion,… ”
So I’m not talking about where they would “require” per se, but rather where they would ALLOW
” That specific scenario, which is the linchpin of your pro-choice is consistent with Torah argument, seems incredibly unlikely to me.”
It might seem that way but I know of several, and colleagues who deal with this say it is “routine” (of course routine is relative a colleague estimates 1 in 2-3 weeks (that he encounters) .
The bottom line is who should decide in those cases? the Government or the individual (with consultation w/ her Dr(s) and Rabbi)