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Is it permissible to abort a fetus if genetic tests prove it carries the same hereditary disease from which the elder disabled daughter suffers, and that is based on the recommendation of doctors?

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It is permissible to perform genetic testing on the disabled child and the new pregnancy. If it is confirmed that the fetus is severely malformed with no hope of recovery, it is permissible to abort it before the ensoulment (before 120 days). It is preferable that this be done before 40 days. As for determining the sex of the fetus, it is permissible through natural methods. However, it is not permissible through medical intervention except out of therapeutic necessity to prevent the transmission of hereditary diseases that affect one sex over another, provided there is a decision from a specialized medical committee.

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