Is it permissible, in Islamic law, to abort a pregnancy that has not exceeded forty days, given that the woman is fifteen years old and still a student?
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It is not permissible to abort the fetus at any stage unless there is a verifiable harm to the woman in continuing the pregnancy. It is not aborted under the pretext of the mother's young age or her going to school.
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