Aborting an “Unwanted Pregnancy”

14:09 - 2018/01/24

It is not permissible to abort an “unwanted pregnancy”

Aborting

Question: What is your ruling on aborting an “unwanted pregnancy” before 4 months into the pregnancy?

Answer: Aborting the fetus is ḥarām by Islamic law.[1] It is not permissible.[2]

1. Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Q1258.
2. Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Sistani, Question & Answer, Aborting.

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