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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on aborting a fetus out of necessity?

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Question:
This is a question about a patient. He says the doctors have determined that he has a deformity in the brain and the spinal cord, and the condition worsens every day. The majority of the Muslim doctors in more than one hospital have said that if he remains in his mother’s womb, he will die as a result of the progression of this disease. He is asking about a pregnancy in the womb and says that the doctors discovered that it is deformed, that it is deformed, and that if it remains, it will die. Does this mean it is permissible to abort it?

Answer:
We say: No, it is not permissible unless the mother is in danger from its remaining. If the mother’s life is in danger from its remaining, then it is aborted. But if it does not affect the mother’s life, then it is left alone. If it is healed and safe, praise be to Allah. And if it dies, this is the decree and destiny of Allah. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم إجهاض الأجنة للضرورة؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com

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