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Is abstaining from childbearing considered a sin if it is for the wife's self-care and her fear of repeated twin pregnancies that have affected her health?

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There is no objection to a husband and wife agreeing not to have children, provided that they do not use a method that completely severs procreation, and that the motive is not fear of poverty, but rather for a religiously valid reason.

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