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What is the religious ruling on aborting a fetus in its third month when doctors have determined it has severe deformities that threaten its life and necessitate blood transfusions after birth, in addition to heart diseases and other congenital defects?

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If the fetus has not exceeded 120 days of age, aborting it before the insufflation of the soul is not prohibited if there is a valid excuse for it, such as a confirmed severe deformity of the fetus.

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