Is a woman's marriage by coercion valid, and is it permissible for her to abort a two-week-old pregnancy, knowing that her first husband had not consummated the marriage with her?
A mature woman cannot be forced into marriage, and if she is coerced into it, her marriage is a matter of scholarly disagreement. If the wife consents to the husband after consummation, there is no harm in that, and she must treat her husband with kindness. However, if she dislikes the husband and cannot remain with him, she may refer the matter to the Sharia court for separation. Aborting a pregnancy is not permissible at any stage of fetal development, except for a valid legal excuse, such as the danger its continuation poses to the mother's life.
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