What is the legal ruling, and what do you advise me regarding continuing an engagement to a young man who suffers from a hereditary eye disease that leads to progressive vision loss and the possibility of blindness, and the transmission of the disease to children, knowing that I was not aware of this disease beforehand? And would I be sinful if I were to bear affected children?
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It is permissible to marry this man, even if it results in children who are carriers or afflicted with the disease. It is also permissible to break off the engagement because of it. We advise consulting specialized doctors, and if they inform you that the disease will be transmitted to the children, then it is better to not marry him.
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