Beis Din couldn’t execute a Jew for it. For goyim (with different rules of evidence), abortion and infanticide were frequently cited as a way in which the goyim often violate the sheva mitzvos bnei Noach. Remember as well, that until recently, most people were unaware the unborn children were sentient (that was part of the logic under Roe v Wade to allow killing them – and why the use of ultrasound player a major role in the growth of the pro-life movement).
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