Abortion: what does the Bible teach?
Richard Hays points out that the Bible contains no texts about abortion. Those texts which are claimed to be pertinent to the question (Ex 20:13; Deut 5:17; Ex 21:22-25; Psa 139:13-16; Lk 1:44; Gal 5:20 and Mt 19:14) are more or less irrelevant.
However, a broader survey on the biblical material relating to pregnancy and childbearing would yield the following conclusion:
…‘Children are a great blessing from God, and childlessness a terrible affliction. Children are seen as a guarantee of posterity and as a source of economic blessing and security.’