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However, there are many teachings in the Scriptures that clearly demonstrate God 's view of abortion. Jeremiah 1: 5 tells us that God knows us even before he weaves us into our mother 's womb. Psalm 139: 13-16 shows us the active part of God in our creation and intrauterine formation. Exodus 21: 22-25 prescribes the same penalty for anyone who causes the death of a baby in the womb of his mother as for the one who commits a murder. This is a clear indication that God considers a baby in his mother 's womb as well as an adult human being. For a Christian, abortion is not a woman 's right to choose. It is a matter of life or death of a human being created in the image of God (Genesis 1: