Ruling on aborting a deformed fetus
Question If a fetus is found to have some defects (at about 4.5 months of pregrancy), one which includes anencephaly:no brain, and the doctors strongly suggest an abortion since the longest an anencephalic born baby survived was 21 days and since most of such pregnancies end up in miscarriages at a later and riskier stage…
Question
If a fetus is found to have some defects (at about 4.5 months
of pregrancy), one which includes anencephaly:no brain, and
the doctors strongly suggest an abortion since the longest an
anencephalic born baby survived was 21 days and since most
of such pregnancies end up in miscarriages at a later and
riskier stage of pregnancies, or still born baby. what is a
muslim couple to do? especially since consulting two
knowledgeable islamic scholars each came up with a different
solution ie one suggesting abortion the other one suggesting
continuing with pregnancy. The couple had to make a decision
the soonest possible. what do the laws of islam say?
of pregrancy), one which includes anencephaly:no brain, and
the doctors strongly suggest an abortion since the longest an
anencephalic born baby survived was 21 days and since most
of such pregnancies end up in miscarriages at a later and
riskier stage of pregnancies, or still born baby. what is a
muslim couple to do? especially since consulting two
knowledgeable islamic scholars each came up with a different
solution ie one suggesting abortion the other one suggesting
continuing with pregnancy. The couple had to make a decision
the soonest possible. what do the laws of islam say?
Praise be to Allah.
And Allaah knows best.
