What is the religious ruling on fulfilling the aforementioned vow, and is expiation obligatory for it, and is aborting a fetus due to a health defect considered killing a soul?
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Seeking to have offspring is commendable. What is obligatory is to fulfill a vow concerning offspring. However, if one is unable to fulfill it, its expiation is the expiation for breaking an oath.
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