ubiquitin,
“Is your argument that:
a. No such cases exist
b. That is not enough to allow all abortions. So we should ban abortions (except where life threatening) and even those women who get a heter should be forced to carry to term
c. something else”
The closest to my position (other than me trying to write out a C) is B. I think there’s a big difference between “risk to mother’s health and safety” and “life threatening”, so there can be way more nuance than the allow everything or allow nothing but death prevention dilemma that you’re presenting. As far as A, I don’t know that I’ve said no such cases exist, only that I think they are quite rare.
“As for recalcitrant husbands.
first of all, it isn’t clear that hitting is allowed. “
And, per Rav Moshe ZT”L, it isn’t clear that the abortions we are discussing are allowed. So for consistency’s sake, if that’s a “first of all” on the recalcitrant husbands, it should also be a “first of all” on the abortions.
“what is the risk of allowing abortions? geheniom for people who practice without Rabbinic approval.”
No, it’s the loss of potential life. And the potential for outright murder in cases where the abortion fails and life is taken outside of the womb.