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What is the ruling on a woman aborting her ectopic pregnancy without informing her husband or children, and is she permitted to do so?

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Aborting a fetus is not permissible unless its continued presence poses a danger to the mother's life. A woman who aborts her fetus without a threat to her life is sinful, regardless of whether it was with her husband's knowledge and consent or not. However, if she aborts due to a threat to her life, this is permissible. But it is not permissible for her to leave her home without her husband's permission, except out of necessity.

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