Is it permissible to abort a fetus before the ensoulment if medical examinations reveal that it is afflicted with a serious genetic disease that necessitates taking two medications for life, affects growth and appetite, and has future complications such as bone fractures, diabetes, and heart problems?
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Scholars have differed on this issue. The preponderant view is the permissibility of abortion before the insufflation of the soul (before 120 days have passed) if it is confirmed by a reliable medical committee report that the fetus has a severe, incurable deformity, and that if born, its life would be one of misery and pain for itself and its family, and this is based on the request of the parents.
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