Is it permissible to abort a wife's pregnancy in the seventh week due to the husband's bad behavior and both parties' desire for divorce, along with her inability to bear the responsibility of the child?
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It is not permissible to abort the fetus except for a legitimate religious reason. The inability to bear the responsibility of a child is not a legitimate religious reason. What was mentioned about the husband — hitting, verbally abusing, and not fulfilling his responsibilities — contradicts good companionship. Reconciliation is better than divorce, but if divorce is deemed more beneficial, then let them separate amicably.
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