Is it permissible to abort the fetus due to my wife's health condition, which includes severe placental calcification, high blood pressure, oligohydramnios, proteinuria, and severe anemia, and if her condition poses a risk to her life?
As for the health aspect and the danger of the pregnancy remaining for the mother, this should be referred to specialized doctors. As for the ruling on aborting the fetus:
- If the pregnancy is less than 40 days old, it is permissible to abort it to avert a definite or expected harm.
- If the pregnancy is between 40 and 120 days old (before the ensoulment), then aborting it for a justifiable reason is not forbidden. If trustworthy doctors advise aborting it considering the health condition of the mother and the fetus, there is no harm in that.
- If it is after the ensoulment (120 days), it is not permissible to abort it unless its continuation poses a definite threat to the mother's life that cannot be averted except by abortion.
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