Is it permissible for a woman to surgically abort her fetus after 60 days from the date of her last purity, in the case of illness, and does the number of days after purity play a role in the legality of that?
It is permissible to abort the fetus if a reliable medical report confirms that the mother's life is in imminent danger because of it. Otherwise, it is not permissible to abort it, as that constitutes corruption on earth and the destruction of progeny and crops. Its prohibition becomes more severe if the fetus has reached four months and the soul has been breathed into it, as that is considered killing a soul which Allah has forbidden.
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