Is abortion permissible for an unexpected fifth pregnancy, given the consecutive and closely spaced previous pregnancies, and the health problems the mother experienced in earlier pregnancies, knowing that the fourth child is still breastfeeding and the current pregnancy is in its early weeks?
It is permissible to abort a pregnancy in its first stage (before forty days) if there is a legitimate benefit in doing so or to avert an anticipated harm, as stipulated by the Council of Senior Scholars.
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