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Is it permissible for a married woman who has been raped to abort her fetus for fear of her husband killing her, knowing that the fetus is a result of the rape and the pregnancy is approximately one month old?

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A woman is permitted to abort a pregnancy resulting from rape if the gestational age is less than forty days. However, if the illicit sexual act was consensual, she is not permitted to abort the pregnancy.

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