Is it permissible to abort a fetus if pregnancy occurs, knowing that the wife's guardian's condition was not to have children before the wife finishes her studies, and the spouses were practicing coitus interruptus fearing pregnancy?
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It is impermissible by consensus to abort a fetus after the ensoulment (blowing of the spirit). As for before ensoulment, there is a dispute, and the Council of Senior Scholars has permitted it if it is in the first stage for a [valid] reason. However, completing studies is not a justification for aborting a fetus, because education can continue after birth.
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