What is the ruling on aborting a fetus in the fifth month because its presence is a danger to the mother's life?
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Question:
This is a woman asking a question. Her question is long, but the summary is that she was pregnant and in her fifth month, and the doctors decided to abort the pregnancy out of fear for her life, because she says there is a virus in it, so she had the abortion. She says that the child then came out dead, but its heart was beating. She asks: Is there a sin on me for that?
Answer:
No, this is permissible, meaning that aborting it is permissible to preserve the life of its mother, so she owes nothing for this.
This is a woman asking a question. Her question is long, but the summary is that she was pregnant and in her fifth month, and the doctors decided to abort the pregnancy out of fear for her life, because she says there is a virus in it, so she had the abortion. She says that the child then came out dead, but its heart was beating. She asks: Is there a sin on me for that?
Answer:
No, this is permissible, meaning that aborting it is permissible to preserve the life of its mother, so she owes nothing for this.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم إجهاض جنينا بالشهر الخامس لأن وجوده خطر على حياة الأم؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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