What is the ruling of the Shari'ah regarding a 44-year-old woman undergoing a permanent sterilization procedure, as she has had three miscarriages, suffers from a bicornuate uterus, and fears birth defects?
It is not permissible to terminate a pregnancy permanently unless trustworthy doctors determine that it poses a certain or predominant harm to the woman.
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