fetus could not survive, they established six months and a day after conception as the moment life began. Abortion was prohibited as a form of birth control, but was permitted to save the life of the mother, since “her life comes before that of the child.” However, the mother’s life no longer took precedence once the head of the newborn was delivered, because the child was considered a separate living being “and one may not set aside one person’s life for that of another” (Oho. 7:6). The biblical