My brother and I were discussing his beliefs on abortion.
I mention that I believe that the human body is simply the vessel of the soul. That regardless of how little or how long one's body is inside, when breath of life is given after birth, it would be classified as a living being (nephesh). Since God is aware in His infinite knowledge when the fetus will be aborted or miscarried, He wouldn't put a soul inside a body He knew wouldn't finish to term.
My brother then says that this is not scriptural and that he bases his belief on what Jesus said. That we are to love our neighbors like ourselves and that harming humans is wrong. And humans are defined a specific way in the Bible soul-wise.
He believes that in all cases of abortion it's murder because while humans and animals have a soul, humans are separated by our image being made in God. That since murder is defined as the unjust killing of a human, that this would lead one to conclude that abortion is murder.
He mentions that abortions that happen in result of financial reasons is child sacrifice because abortion due to finances is selfishness. Even if someone was a child and got raped, the mom to be needs financial support and trauma relief. She can give the baby up for adoption and go to therapy to resolve her trauma. And that even if there is a risk of dying, well there is a risk of dying from abortion also. Nothing is guaranteed.
What has gotten to me emotionally is the repetition of "I just follow Jesus's truth." Well I want to do the will of our Lord and Savior too! My brother keeps on telling me that abortion goes against the commandment of Christ (loving thy neighbor).