Is it permissible to abort a fetus in the sixth month if it has been medically proven that its head is incomplete and that it will not survive after birth, especially since there is a danger to the mother's health?
Abortion is forbidden by Islamic law because it is an assault on a soul created by God. Since the fetus has reached six months, it is a soul whose killing is prohibited. Abortion is not permissible unless the mother's life is in definite danger, as confirmed by reliable medical reports. Difficult childbirth and Caesarean sections are hardships that do not justify sacrificing the life of the fetus, even if its chance of survival is weak.
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