Is aborting a fetus diagnosed with sickle cell anemia on the 117th day of pregnancy, based on the doctors' opinion and the difficulty of caring for it in a country with limited healthcare, punishable by sin or expiation?
If the abortion occurred before the ensoulment—that is, before 120 days of gestation—and was due to the fetus being afflicted with the aforementioned disease, then there is no blame in that.
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