Exodus 21:22–23, which describes what the punishment should be for accidentally harming an unborn child: “When men strive together, and hurt a woman with child, so that there is a miscarriage, and yet no harm follows, the one who hurt her shall be fined, according as the woman’s husband shall lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. If any harm follows, then you shall give life for life.” Critics use this passage to argue that if the unborn were a full person, the punishment would not be a fine but the death penalty.
