The ruling on aborting a deformed fetus in the eighth month
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: My wife is in her eighth month of pregnancy, and the doctors say that the fetus is not fully formed and has deformities in its limbs. The specialist doctor has even recommended aborting the fetus, knowing that she is a trustworthy doctor. Is it permissible to abort it?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible to abort it unless the doctors—three doctors or more—decide that if it remains, it poses a danger to the pregnant woman’s life. In that case, the fetus is aborted to preserve the life of its mother. But if there is no danger to its mother from its remaining, it is left alone, left to Allah the Exalted; if He wills, He will grant it health, and if He wills, He will take it to Himself.
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: My wife is in her eighth month of pregnancy, and the doctors say that the fetus is not fully formed and has deformities in its limbs. The specialist doctor has even recommended aborting the fetus, knowing that she is a trustworthy doctor. Is it permissible to abort it?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible to abort it unless the doctors—three doctors or more—decide that if it remains, it poses a danger to the pregnant woman’s life. In that case, the fetus is aborted to preserve the life of its mother. But if there is no danger to its mother from its remaining, it is left alone, left to Allah the Exalted; if He wills, He will grant it health, and if He wills, He will take it to Himself.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2944] حكم إسقاط الجنين المشوه في الشهر الثامن - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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