GEN726 The wording of the verse is very strange.  The verse states “He who sheds the blood of man that is within a man, his blood shall be shed as well, because man was created in God’s image.”  In analyzing the literal meaning of the words “man that is within a man” the Talmud concludes that this refers to a fetus, since this is literally a man within another human – i.e. the mother.  Sanhedrin 40b.  Therefore, according to this passage, any abortion is equal to murder, and the fetus is considered to be a human being.  In Jewish law, Maimonides rules this way for a non-Jew, and therefore a non-Jew who performs an abortion is considered a murderer.  Maimonides, Laws of Kings 1:4.  AMJV 86