Contraceptive Patches and the Ghusl for Janabah and Menstruation

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some women place a patch on their body to prevent pregnancy. This patch is continuous and its size is small, approximately two centimeters. What is the ruling on this patch during the ghusl for janabah and menstruation?

Answer:
If pregnancy would harm her and pose a danger to her health, and the doctors have prescribed this patch for her to ward off harm, then she should wipe over it, and that is sufficient for the duration of her need for it. However, if she is not afraid of pregnancy and does not want to become pregnant, and there is no medical disagreement or condition preventing pregnancy, but rather she has been influenced by the malicious advertising of population control and fleeing from procreation, then it is not permissible for her to do this, and she should not wipe over it. If she does wipe over it, her purification is invalid because it is without need and without permission.