The Bible teaches that ending a human life is wrong. The Bible condemns murder, of course (Exodus 20:13Open in Logos Bible Software (if available), Romans 13:9Open in Logos Bible Software (if available)). But the Bible also specifically identifies the taking of life in the womb as sin. Exodus 21:22Open in Logos Bible Software (if available) says that if a person strikes a pregnant woman, and her baby dies, then the person should be put to death as a murderer. In other words, taking life, even life in the womb, is a sin which deserves death.
"after that, he is to have the woman drink the water. 27 If she has made herself impure and been unfaithful to her husband, this will be the result: When she is made to drink the water that brings a curse and causes bitter suffering, it will enter her, her abdomen will swell and her womb will miscarry, and she will become a curse. 28 If, however, the woman has not made herself impure, but is clean, she will be cleared of guilt and will be able to have children."
So at the very least there is some contradictory passages within the Bible about abortion.
There's a danger in using translations such as the NIV, which have been deliberately edited to create contradictions such as this one.
The vast majority of English translations seem to speak of the woman undergoing some sort of disfigurement if she were guilty. Her thigh would waste away, and her abdomen would swell. We checked over a dozen Bible versions, and only two versions specifically mention a miscarriage in place of the thigh wasting away. The NRSV speaks of the “womb discharging,” and the 2011 update of the NIV states that her womb would “miscarry”—the 1984 edition matches the other versions mentioned above. The NCV offers a different understanding from the rest by stating that God would make her “body unable to give birth to another baby.”
The Bible teaches that ending a human life is wrong. The Bible condemns murder, of course (Exodus 20:13Open in Logos Bible Software (if available), Romans 13:9Open in Logos Bible Software (if available)). But the Bible also specifically identifies the taking of life in the womb as sin. Exodus 21:22Open in Logos Bible Software (if available) says that if a person strikes a pregnant woman, and her baby dies, then the person should be put to death as a murderer. In other words, taking life, even life in the womb, is a sin which deserves death.
The Bible also teaches us how and when to initiate an abortion:
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers%205%3A11-31&version=NIV
"after that, he is to have the woman drink the water. 27 If she has made herself impure and been unfaithful to her husband, this will be the result: When she is made to drink the water that brings a curse and causes bitter suffering, it will enter her, her abdomen will swell and her womb will miscarry, and she will become a curse. 28 If, however, the woman has not made herself impure, but is clean, she will be cleared of guilt and will be able to have children."
So at the very least there is some contradictory passages within the Bible about abortion.
The Bible has a lot of contradictions, and that is why it is so vulnerable to criticism.
In fact, it doesn't have contradictions.
Every time I believe I've found one, I end up learning so much more about the Bible than I did before.
There's a danger in using translations such as the NIV, which have been deliberately edited to create contradictions such as this one.
https://answersingenesis.org/sanctity-of-life/numbers-5-and-abortion/