Is it permissible for a woman to seek divorce due to a spell of separation and her husband's infidelity, knowing that she is pregnant and fears the fetus may be deformed, and she does not wish to have children from him?
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It is not permissible to abort the pregnancy even if you are certain of fetal malformation. It is advisable to have an arbitration from your family and an arbitration from your husband's family to reconcile between you or to agree on divorce. Divorce during pregnancy is valid and takes effect, and the waiting period (iddah) continues until delivery.
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