Is it permissible to abort a fetus at the beginning of the second month, before the ensoulment, due to breastfeeding circumstances, the troubles of other children, and the wife's fluctuating health conditions?
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Abortion is absolutely impermissible, whether before or after the ensoulment of the fetus. An exception is made only in cases of necessity, if the continuation of the pregnancy poses a danger to the mother's life. This is determined by trustworthy doctors.
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