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Is it permissible for a woman to have an abortion in the fifth week of pregnancy if her life is unstable and her husband does not want children and is irresponsible?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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The relied-upon opinion for us is that abortion is impermissible except in cases of extreme necessity, such as when the fetus's continued presence poses a danger to the mother's life. There is another opinion among some scholars who permit abortion before the fetus completes forty days. Accordingly, it is not permissible to abort the fetus for the reason mentioned. The woman must resolve the issue with her husband amicably, and if that fails, an arbiter from his family and an arbiter from her family should intervene to reconcile them or to separate them if reconciliation is impossible.

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